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Elijah seat

Elijah seat noun: in Jewish ceremonies, an unoccupied seat reserved for the prophet Elijah.

elijah seat: in Jewish ceremonies, an unoccupied seat reserved for the prophet Elijah
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Noun

Elijah seat (plural Elijah seats)

  1. (Judaism) In Jewish ceremonies, an unoccupied seat reserved for the prophet Elijah.
    • But Cohn can and does extend "recognition," suspecting from the beginning a significant core of feeling in the immense isolato, seeing hints of a "true gentleman" and even going so far as to offer him the Elijah seat at the Seder.1987, Joel Salzberg, Critical Essays on Bernard Malamud, G. K. Hall, →ISBN, page 219
    • Because of my schedule of chores, the seder was half-over when I arrived and there was a choice of two seats: one right beside the rabbi, or else Elijah's seat, a chair that sits empty in case the prophet Elijah turns up with the Messiah in tow, on his donkey. I sat beside Michael as I am not...2003 September 7, Bonnie Glassford, Living the Sacred Story: A Journey Into the Landscape of the Bible, iUniverse, →ISBN, →OL, page 196

Examples of Elijah seat in a sentence

  • I sat beside Michael as I am not Elijah, and I have absolutely no messianic pretensions or connections, and thus the Elijah seat implied responsibilities that I did not care to take on.2003 September 7, Bonnie Glassford, Living the Sacred Story: A Journey Into the Landscape of the Bible, iUniverse, →ISBN, →OL, page 196:
  • The Elijah seat on which the sandák sits and the performance of the brit at the synagogue as a religious ritual are elements that help affirm the link to Judaism.2004, Matilda Koén-Sarano, King Solomon and the Golden Fish: Tales from the Sephardic Tradition, Wayne State University Press, page 193:

Synonyms of Elijah seat

Forms of Elijah seat

pluralElijah seats

Questions about Elijah seat

What does Elijah seat mean?
Elijah seat means in Jewish ceremonies, an unoccupied seat reserved for the prophet Elijah.
How do you use Elijah seat in a sentence?
I sat beside Michael as I am not Elijah, and I have absolutely no messianic pretensions or connections, and thus the Elijah seat implied responsibilities that I did not care to take on.
What part of speech is Elijah seat?
Elijah seat is a noun.
What is the plural of Elijah seat?
The plural of Elijah seat is Elijah seats.

Words near Elijah seat in the dictionary

  1. eligug
  2. Elihu
  3. Elijah
  4. Elijah chair
  5. Elijah chairs
  6. Elijah seat
  7. Elijah seats
  8. Elijah's seat
  9. Elijah's seats
  10. elim
  11. elimated

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