mohel

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mohel^¹

/ˈmɔɪ.əl/
/ˈmɔʊ.ɛl/

Sounds like moil · Rhymes with -ɔɪəl

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From Hebrew מוֹהֵל (mohél), but the common pronunciations are borrowed via Yiddish מוהל (moyel).

noun mohels · mohelim · mohalim · moohel

Judaism The person who performs the circumcision in a Jewish bris.

Mohel^²

proper noun

alternative, rare Alternative form of Mohéli (“one of the major islands of the Comoros”).

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noun person who performs circumcision

Español	mohel
Deutsch	Mohel
Italiano	mohel
עברית	מוֹהֵל mohél

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@misc{mohel_2026,
  title = {mohel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mohel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}