Ashkanazim

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of Ashkenazim. alt-of, alternative

    "[… A]s to the testimony of the ancients, Diodorus Siculus affirms that the Germans had their origin from the Cimmerians; and the Jews to this day called them Ashkanazim, or descendants of Ashkenaz, son of Gomer."

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ashkenazis

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"[… A]s to the testimony of the ancients, Diodorus Siculus affirms that the Germans had their origin from the Cimmerians; and the Jews to this day called them Ashkanazim, or descendants of Ashkenaz, son of Gomer."

Etymology

Identical with Ashkenazim, but spelt closer to the Hebrew transliteration of אַשְׁכֲּנָזִים (ashkanazím).

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