Mohel

//ˈmɔɪ.əl// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Mohéli (“one of the major islands of the Comoros”). alt-of, alternative, rare
Noun
  1. 1
    The person who performs the circumcision in a Jewish bris. Judaism

Etymology

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

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