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Heḳdesh

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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Hebrew name for an asylum or a hospital; found in many medieval Jewish documents (see See Charity; Jew. Encyc. 5:71, s. EGYPT; and comp. Bédarride, "Les Juifs en France," p. 137). Its origin goes back to pre-Christian times (see Kohler in "Berliner Festschrift," 1903, p. 201; Isaac Lampronti in "Paḥad Yiẓḥaḳ," s. and ). HOSPITAL.

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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Heḳdesh'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​h/hea3desh.html. 1901.
 
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