chazarat

Chazarat is a transliteration drawn from the Hebrew word chazarah, meaning repetition, return, or review. In Jewish linguistic and liturgical contexts, the term is connected to the idea of reciting or repeating part of a text or service, though the exact usage varies by community and tradition.

In liturgical practice, chazarah commonly appears in reference to hazarat hashatz, the formal recitation or repetition of the Amidah by the prayer leader after the silent Amidah. Practices surrounding hazarat hashatz differ among denominations and communities, including whether and how the repetition is read aloud, its length, and its role within the service. Some texts and communities use the phrase hazarat hashatz explicitly, while others describe the same act with more general terms for repetition or recitation.

Beyond religious usage, chazarat can denote a broader sense of review or revision in modern Hebrew. In this sense, the root from which it derives—habhazah or rehesh—serves as a general concept of returning to and restating material, whether in language, law, or study.

As a proper noun, chazarat may appear as a surname or as a toponym in certain historical documents or genealogical records, though such uses are uncommon and highly dependent on regional naming practices.

Etymology: from Hebrew root ח-ז-ר (ḥ-z-r), meaning to return, repeat, or restore. The specific transliteration “Chazarat” reflects phonetic rendering from Hebrew into Latin script. See also hazarat hashatz and related liturgical terms.