Where does “סמיכה” come from?
סמיכה (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew סמיכה — smicha/semicha, rabbinical ordination.
סמיכה (Yiddish): rabbinical ordination
Ancestry of “סמיכה”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | סמיכה | smicha/semicha, rabbinical ordination |