vaad

vaad
Seph. /vah ahd"/; Ashk. /vah"ahd/, n., pl. vaadim Seph. /vah ah deem"/; Ashk. /vah ah"dim/. Hebrew.
a Jewish council offering advice on or having authority over certain community affairs.

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