Nedarim
/nə.daˈʁim/noun
A Hebrew plural meaning “vows,” and the name of a tractate of the Mishnah and Talmud dealing with religious vows.
Did you know?The related Yom Kippur prayer Kol Nidre—“All vows”—became famous for asking that certain vows be annulled, turning spoken promises into a matter of religious law.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Semitic
*nḏr
“To vow, dedicate, or make a solemn religious promise”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
נֶדֶר (neder)
“A vow or pledged offering made to God”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
נְדָרִים (nedarim)
“Vows; the plural form of neder”
Late Antiquity
Rabbinic Hebrew
Nedarim
“The legal discussion of vows, including their conditions and possible annulment”
Modern English
English
Nedarim
“The name commonly used for the third tractate of the Mishnah’s Order Nashim and its Talmudic discussions”
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