maggid

noun

mag·​gid

ˈmägid

plural maggidim

mäˈgēdə̇m,

-ēm

: an itinerant Jewish preacher whose discourse on a biblical text is usually embellished by parables drawn from the rabbinical commentaries and from Jewish folklore and is often delivered in a chant

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew maggīdh narrator

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