- Fast of Gedaliah
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/ged'euh luy"euh, gi dal"yeuh/, Judaism.See Tzom Gedaliah.
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Fast of Gedaliah
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Fast of Gedaliah — noun (Judaism) a minor fast day on Tishri 3 that commemorates the killing of the Jewish governor of Judah • Topics: ↑Judaism • Hypernyms: ↑minor fast day * * * gəˈdälyə, ˌgedəˈliə Usage: capitalized F&G : a Jewish fast day observed on the 3d day… … Useful english dictionary
Fast of Gedaliah — (Judaism) fast day held shortly after Rosh Hashanah (in memory of the murder of Gedalia, governor of Judea) … English contemporary dictionary
GEDALIAH — (Heb. גְּדַלְיָה, גְּדַלְיָהוּ), son of Ahikam. Gedaliah was appointed by the Babylonians as governor of Judah after the capture of Jerusalem in 586 B.C.E.; members of his family had held important posts during the last decades of the kingdom of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Gedaliah (disambiguation) — Gedaliah (גדליה) is a Hebrew name given to several men in history. It means made great by God. In the Bible* Gedaliah, the son of Achikam. He presided over the kingdom of Judah shortly after the destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem. The… … Wikipedia
Gedaliah — According to the Hebrew Bible, Gedaliah the son of Ahikam (who saved the life of the prophet Jeremiah Jer. 26:24) and grandson of Shaphan (who was involved in the discovery of the scroll of Teaching that scholars identify as the core of the book… … Wikipedia
Gedaliah, fast of — ▪ Judaism a minor Jewish observance (on Tishri 3) that mournfully recalls the assassination of Gedaliah, Jewish governor of Judah and appointee of Nebuchadrezzar, the Babylonian king. Gedaliah, a supporter of Jeremiah, was slain by Ishmael … Universalium
Fast of Ged|a|li|ah — «GEHD uh LY uh, guh DAHL yuh», a fast observed by Jews on the third of Tishri, the day after Rosh Hashanah, in remembrance of the murder of Gedaliah, governor of Judah under Nebuchadnezzar; Tzom Gedaliah. Jeremiah 41:2 … Useful english dictionary
Fast of Gedalia — The Fast of Gedalia (or Gedaliah) ( he. צוֹם גְּדָלִיָּה, IPAEng|gɛdˈlaɪə or IPA2|gɪˈdɑlyə, Tzom Gedaliah) is a Jewish fast day from dawn until dusk to lament the assassination of the righteous governor of Judah of that name, which ended Jewish… … Wikipedia
Fast — The sole fast required by the law of Moses was that of the great Day of Atonement (q.v.), Lev. 23:26 32. It is called the fast (Acts 27:9). The only other mention of a periodical fast in the Old Testament is in Zech. 7:1 7; 8:19, from which … Easton's Bible Dictionary
FASTING AND FAST DAYS — FASTING AND FAST DAYS, the precept (or custom) of refraining from eating and drinking. In the Bible Although the origins of the ritual of fasting are obscure, several current theories claim that it originated as (1) a spiritual preparation for… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
