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shehakol

The English word “shehakol” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. Shehakol, a Jewish prayer said before a variety of foods and drinks

Etymology

From Hebrew שֶׁהַכֹּל (shehakól), the key word in the blessing, meaning "all that which is created [by God]". This is shortened from the full text of the blessing: "ברוך אתה ה' אלוהינו מלך העולם, שהכל נהיה בדברו" (Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, by whose word all things came to be.).

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