English
Etymology
From He. ���� (izmel), lancet, scalpel.
Noun
Image:Göttingen-Beschneidungswerkzeuge.02.JPG|right|thumb|A box of ritual objects a [[Mohel would use. A very old example of an Izmel appears on the lower-left. Today�s implements are much more precise. This is from a Göttingen Museum.]]
izmel
- A specialized surgical knife used by the Mohel in the Jewish circumcision ritual of W:Brit milah|Brit Milah for infant males. It must have certain characteristics, per W:Jewish law|Jewish Law, including that it may not stop the flow of blood (unlike the constrain|constricting devices commonly used by a surgeon or urology|Urologist).
See also
Wikipedia:Brit milah
Wikipedia:Brit-dam
circumcision
Category:English nouns
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