eruv
/ˈɛɹʊv/
eruv noun: an eruv chatzerot; ritual aggregation of properties that allows Jews observing traditional Shabbat rules to carry burdens across property lines.
Noun
eruv (plural eruvs or eruvim or eruvin)
- An eruv chatzerot; ritual aggregation of properties that allows Jews observing traditional Shabbat rules to carry burdens across property lines.
- Sam is sad that people don't visit him at home on Shabbos because he lives outside the eruv.
- That, she said, is the kind of problem that an eruv can solve. The city is home to other eruvs — a large one in Manhattan was extended this year from Midtown to Houston Street — and many are in predominantly Jewish areas. […] “We live in a day and age,” he continued, “where if you don’t have an...2007 August 12, Jake Mooney, “A Slender Thread to Knit a Neighborhood”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2013
- One of the other types of eruv; an eruv tavshilin or eruv techumin.
Examples of eruv in a sentence
- That, she said, is the kind of problem that an eruv can solve.2007 August 12, Jake Mooney, “A Slender Thread to Knit a Neighborhood”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2013:
- It's like an eruv for the slow and soft.2011, Caitlin Moran, How to be a Woman:
- The eruv makes it easier for Orthodox Jews to move around, but it reinforces the idea that this community is our home.2018 October 29, Kristin Kanthak, “Hate can’t diminish ‘Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood’”, in CNN:
Forms of eruv
| plural | eruvs |
|---|---|
| plural | eruvim |
| plural | eruvin |
| alternative form | erub |
| alternative form | eiruv |
Origin of eruv
Borrowed from Hebrew עירוב / עֵרוּב (eirúv, “mixture”).
Questions about eruv
- What does eruv mean?
- Eruv means an eruv chatzerot; ritual aggregation of properties that allows Jews observing traditional Shabbat rules to carry burdens across property lines.
- How do you use eruv in a sentence?
- That, she said, is the kind of problem that an eruv can solve.
- What part of speech is eruv?
- Eruv is a noun.
- How do you pronounce eruv?
- Eruv is pronounced /ˈɛɹʊv/.
- What is the plural of eruv?
- The plural of eruv is eruvs.
Words near eruv in the dictionary
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