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chosenhood

noun

Etymology

From chosen + -hood.

  1. derived from ċēosan — “to choose”
  2. inherited from coren
  3. inherited from chosen
  4. suffixed as chosenhood — “chosen + -hood”

Definitions

  1. The state of being chosen, especially that of being the Chosen People.

    • Unlike the festival Kiddush, the Sabbath Kiddush does not have the phrase asher bahar banu ("Who has chosen us") because the Sabbath was given at Marah and Israel's complete chosenhood did not take place until the giving of the Torah.

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