milah

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milah

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Romanization of Hebrew מילה (“cut”).

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Judaism, uncountable The first step in the bris, where the akroposthion is excised (later followed by periah, then posthetomy, then metzitza). Milah is ordained in the Bible

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"milah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/milah. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"milah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/milah.

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@misc{milah_2026,
  title = {milah},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/milah},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}