Mohel

Mohel (Ibrani: מוֹהֵל [moˈhel], pengucapan Ashkenazi [ˈmɔɪ.əl], jamak: מוֹהֲלִים mohalim [mo.haˈlim], bahasa Aram: מוֹהֲלָא mohala, "tukang sunat") adalah orang Yahudi yang dilatih untuk melangsungkan brit milah, "upacara penyunatan."

Etimologi sunting

Sebuah inisial E menampilkan seorang mohel melangsungkan penyunatan Yesus, ditemani oleh Maria.
(sekitar 1350)

Kata mohel (mohala dalam bahasa Arab) yang artinya "tukang sunat", berasal dari kata yang sama dengan milah "penyunatan."^[1] Kata tersebut mula-mula muncul pada abad keempat sebagai sebutan dari tukang sunat (Shabbat 156a).^[2]

Referensi sunting

^ Maslin, Simeon J. (1979). Gates of Mitzvah: A Guide to the Jewish Life Cycle. Central Conference of American Rabbis. Committee on Reform Jewish Practice. hlm. 70. The term mohel (ritual circumciser) is derived from milah (circumcision).
^ Bloch, Abraham P. (1980). The Biblical and historical background of Jewish customs. hlm. 10. Beginning with the fourth century, the term mohel (mohala in Aramaic) appeared for the first time as the title of a circumciser (Shabbat 156a).

[1] Maslin, Simeon J. (1979). Gates of Mitzvah: A Guide to the Jewish Life Cycle. Central Conference of American Rabbis. Committee on Reform Jewish Practice. hlm. 70. The term mohel (ritual circumciser) is derived from milah (circumcision).

[2] Bloch, Abraham P. (1980). The Biblical and historical background of Jewish customs. hlm. 10. Beginning with the fourth century, the term mohel (mohala in Aramaic) appeared for the first time as the title of a circumciser (Shabbat 156a).

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