noun
or se·mi·cha also se·mi·chah səˈmiḵə
( plural semikahs or semi·koth -ˌḵōt(h), -ōs ; or semichas -_ḵəz ; or semi·choth -ˌḵōt(h), -ōs)
Etymology: Late Hebrew sĕmīkhāh, from Hebrew, laying on of hands, leaning on, from sĕmōkh to lean on
: rabbinical ordination : the traditional rabbinical degree conferred by Orthodox rabbis