Akedah

English

Alternative forms

• Aqedah

Etymology

From Hebrew עֲקֵדָה (aqedá, “the binding of Isaac”, literally “binding”).

Proper noun

Akedah

1. (Christianity, Judaism) The Binding of Isaac.
   • 2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 118:

     Many medieval Jewish communities saw themselves as re-enacting the drama of the Akedah without the redemptive ending.

Anagrams

• hakaed