averah
averah noun: a sin.
Noun
averah (plural averot or averoth or averos)
- A sin.
- It's an averah to tell a lie, even if it would benefit us.2009 June 18, Lizz Holmans, “Is Christianity, jealous and proud of it, petty, vindictive, unjust, unforgiving, racist, an ethnic cleanser urging His people on to acts of genocide & child abuse…”, in...
Forms of averah
| plural | averot |
|---|---|
| plural | averoth |
| plural | averos |
| alternative form | avera |
| alternative form | aveira |
| alternative form | aveirah |
| alternative form | aveyrah |
Origin of averah
Borrowed from Hebrew עֲבֵרָה ('averah).
Questions about averah
- What does averah mean?
- Averah means a sin.
- What part of speech is averah?
- Averah is a noun.
- What is the plural of averah?
- The plural of averah is averot.
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