Home › Words › H › hagalahhagalahhagalah · noun — the process of putting eating utensils into boiling water to kasher them.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, hagalah ranks #14,018 of 43,065 for Qualifying.EtymologyBorrowed from Hebrew הַגְעָלָה.nounThe process of putting eating utensils into boiling water to kasher them.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.tovel 60% match — to immerse (something, especially kitchenware) into a mikveh vs hagalah →kosherly 55% match — In a kosher manner. vs hagalah →hagigah 53% match — A sacrificial offering at one of the three pilgrimage festivals: Passover, Shavuot (Pentecost), and Sukkot (Tabernacles). vs hagalah →haggadistic 52% match — Of or relating to the Haggadah. vs hagalah →hakafah 52% match — A circular religious procession, traditionally practiced on Simchat Torah. vs hagalah →chalaf 52% match — A knife used by Ashkenazi Jews in shehitah, the kosher slaughter of animals. vs hagalah →bedikah 52% match — A ritual inspection or examination. vs hagalah →hakhshara 52% match — Zionist training in preparation for emigration to Israel and subsequent life in a kibbutz. vs hagalah →