mohel
Sign in to saveA (; ; Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation ; ; ) is a Jewish man trained in the practice of (). A woman who is trained in the practice is referred to as a (; ). Ashkenazi Jews may use the word "moyel" based on the Yiddish pronunciation of the Hebrew "mohel".
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A (; ; Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation ; ; ) is a Jewish man trained in the practice of (). A woman who is trained in the practice is referred to as a (; ). Ashkenazi Jews may use the word "moyel" based on the Yiddish pronunciation of the Hebrew "mohel".
==Etymology== thumb|A historiated initial [[E featuring a performing the circumcision of Jesus, accompanied by Mary ()]] The noun ( in Aramaic), meaning "circumciser", is derived from the same verb stem as (circumcision). The noun appeared for the first time in the 4th century as the title of a circumciser (Shabbat (Talmud) 156a).