Definitions for hametz

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hametz ha·metz

Spelling: [Sephardic Hebrew khah-mets; Ashkenazic Hebrew

IPA: /Sephardic Hebrew xɑˈmɛts; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈxɔ mɪts/

Hametz is a 6 letter English word.

You can make 91 anagrams from letters in hametz (aehmtz).

Definitions for hametz

noun

1. a food forbidden for use by Jews during the festival of Passover, especially a baked food, as bread or cake, made with leaven or a leavening agent.
2. a dish, kitchen utensil, or the like used in preparing or serving such food and similarly forbidden for use during Passover.

Origin of hametz

ḥāmēṣ literally, that which is leavened

Examples for hametz

A generation after the hametz law was legislated as a dead letter it was resurrected in 2007.

The hametz example may also enhance our understanding of the debate on the conscription of haredi men to the IDF.

So today hametz is as available as ever on Passover, with some changes due to the development of the economy.