Definition of Shadkhan

1. shadchan [n -KHANS or -KHANIM] - See also: shadchan

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shadkhan

shader
shaderless
shaders
shades
shades of
shadflies
shadflower
shadfly
shadier
shadiest
shadily
shadiness
shadinesses
shading
shadings
shadkhan (current term)
shadkhanim
shadkhans
shadlunite
shado beni
shadoof
shadoofs
shadow
shadow-box
shadow-boxing
shadow-cast replica
shadow-casting
shadow bank
shadow banking
shadow banking system

Literary usage of Shadkhan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Parody in Jewish Literature by Israel Davidson (1907)
"Again, Mordecai appears in the character of a shadkhan, or professional match-maker, on which occasion the Jewish marriage formula is parodied in quite a ..."

2. The Esoteric: A Magazine of Advanced and Practical Esoteric Thought edited by Hiram Erastus Butler (1899)
"... every individual is helped by special agencies of the time-revered shadkhan—match makers, and by philanthropic organizations, known under the name ..."

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