Haggadah

noun

Hag·​ga·​dah hə-ˈgä-də 

hä-, 

-ˈgȯ-

variants or less commonly Haggada

plural Haggadahs or Haggadot also Haggadas or Haggadoth hə-ˈgä-ˌdōt 

hä-, 

-ˈgȯ-, 

-ˌdōth

1

: aggadah

2

: the book of readings for the seder service

haggadic

hə-ˈgä-dik 

hä-, 

-ˈgȯ-

adjective

often Haggadic

Examples of Haggadah in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

People broke matzoh, read from the Haggadah and sang — with no need to worry about when the next alarm might sound. — Heidi Levine, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2026

The set of 10 developed as the standard enumeration in the Haggadah, the liturgical text of Passover, which was first compiled in the early centuries of the Common Era and redacted toward the end of the first millennium. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026

Many families customize the Haggadah with supplemental songs and readings on a particular theme, or written by the participants themselves. — Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026

Retelling Exodus, passages from the formal Hebrew text of Haggadah is read during the Seder. — Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 28 Mar. 2026

Participants follow along in the Haggadah, a Jewish text detailing the seder's order. — Bailey Allen, Cape Cod Times, 28 Mar. 2026

Each family makes deliberate decisions about language use, customizing traditions and even the Haggadah text to suit their cultural and linguistic needs. — Bryan Kirschen, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026

This is why the Haggadah insists that every generation must experience the Exodus personally because every generation must find its own way out of narrow places. — Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026

The Passover Seder is a feast that includes reading the Haggadah, drinking wine, telling stories, eating special foods, singing, and other Passover traditions. — Rabbi Moishe Kievman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew haggādhāh

First Known Use

circa 1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Haggadah

• siddha