Berakoth

/bɛˈrɑːkoʊθ/ noun

Definition

An alternative spelling of berakot; the Hebrew plural of berakah used in some English texts.

Etymology

Hebrew ברכות (berakot/berakoth), where -oth is an older or alternative spelling of the feminine plural -ot suffix, sometimes used in English scholarly texts to look more 'authentic' to older Hebrew.

Kelly Says

The -oth spelling is a quirk of how 19th-century scholars wrote Hebrew words in English—they added that extra h to make it look more 'biblical,' even though modern Hebrew doesn't write it that way.

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