Definition of Mashgiah

1. Noun. (Judaism) (alternative spelling of mashgiach) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mashgiah

1. an inspector of kosher establishments [n -GIHIM]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mashgiah

mash-fat
mash note
mash notes
mash potato
mashable
mashed
mashed potato
mashed potatoes
masheen
masheens
masher
mashers
mashes
mashgiach
mashgiah (current term)
mashgichim
mashgihim
mashie
mashie-niblick
mashie niblick
mashier
mashies
mashiest
mashing
mashings
mashlam
mashlams
mashlim
mashlims

Literary usage of Mashgiah

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

1. American Jewish Year Book by American Jewish Committee, Jewish Publication Society of America (1914)
"Bet Din takes no responsibility for the kashrut at public dinners, unless supervised by a duly authorized mashgiah. ..."

2. New Judea: Jewish Life in Modern Palestine and Egypt by Benjamin Lee Gordon (1919)
"... even a Jewish overseer (mashgiah), so, that milk, butter and cheese may be sold to the religious Jews of Jaffa. In dairying they meet with more success ..."

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