haroseth

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haroseth

/həˈɹəʊsɛθ/ UK
/həˈɹəʊsɛt/ UK

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From Hebrew חֲרֽוֹסֶת, from חרס (cheres, “clay”).

noun charoses · charoset · charoseth · haroset

Judaism, uncountable A paste made of fruits and nuts eaten at Passover, representing the mortar mixed by the Israelites during their slavery in Egypt. Then the chief rabbi again took bread and brake it and gave it to all that were withhim, and dipped it into the dish with the haroseth and the lettuce.

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@misc{haroseth_2026,
  title = {haroseth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/haroseth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}