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yotzei

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈjoʊ.tseɪ/

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adj

Meaning 1

having fulfilled the requirements of a mitzvah

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Jewish, not-comparable

Topics: law

Examples

  • In order to be yotzei, you must hear every word of the bracha.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish יוצא זײַן (yoytse zayn), from Hebrew יוֹצֵא (yotsé), active participle of יָצָא (yatsá, “to exit”).