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hagigahs

hagigahs is the plural of hagigah.

Meaning of hagigah

Noun

hagigah (countable and uncountable, plural hagigahs)

  1. A sacrificial offering at one of the three pilgrimage festivals: Passover, Shavuot (Pentecost), and Sukkot (Tabernacles).
    • The resolution points toward the rabbinic conclusion that lambs and kids are to be employed for the Passover flesh itself, while animals from the herd are to be used for a supplementary hagigah contribution.1997, H. M. Vroom, Martin Gosman, Holy Scriptures in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, →ISBN, page 77
  2. The tractate from the Talmud that deals with these offerings.

Questions about hagigahs

What is hagigahs the plural of?
Hagigahs is the plural of hagigah.

Words near hagigahs in the dictionary

  1. Hagia Sophia
  2. hagiarchies
  3. hagiarchy
  4. Hagiga
  5. hagigah
  6. hagigahs
  7. Hagigas
  8. Hagin
  9. Hagins
  10. hagio-
  11. hagiocracies

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