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Definition of Haroseth
1. Noun. A paste made of fruits and nuts eaten at Passover, representing mortar. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Haroseth
1. haroset [n -S] - See also: haroset
Lexicographical Neighbors of Haroseth
Literary usage of Haroseth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Holy Land and Holy Writ by John T. Durward (1913)
"And he gathered together his nine hundred chariots armed with scythes and all
his army from haroseth of the Gentiles to the torrent Kishon. ..."
2. The Cruise of Her Majesty's Ship "Bacchante", 1879-1882 by Albert Victor, George (1886)
"leavened bread, the haroseth (a kind of thick sauce made of figs, dates, raisins
and vinegar, and said to typify the clay with which their ancestors made ..."
3. The Haggadah According to the Rite of Yemen: Together with the Arabic-Hebrew by William Henry Greenburg (1896)
"Then taking the third massa he breaks off a portion of it and having enveloped
it in bitter herbs and dipped them (together) in haroseth he recites "im bbns ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"The paschal lamb is no longer eaten but represented by the shank bone of a lamb
roasted in the ashes; unleavened bread and bitter herbs (haroseth) are eaten ..."
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