metzitza

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. a procedure performed in Rabbinic Judaism after the Jewish ritual of brit milah (covenent cut) following the two added steps of priya (uncovering) and circumcision (circle-cut) mandated by the Gelmud in 500 CE: in this 3rd extra step a mohel uses his mouth to suck blood from the penis of the male (usually a baby) he just uncovered and circumcised, drawing the blood from the wound where the prepuce (foreskin) was amputated. Judaism
    — This question is extensively discussed in halachic literature, mainly in connection with the question of oral cleansing of the mila (metzitza) , the suspension of Shabbar due to mortal danger , and the laws of family purity

词形变化

metzitzah alternative

词源

Borrowed from Hebrew מְצִיצָה (m'tsitsá, “suction”).
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