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hashkabah

hashkabah noun: a Sephardic prayer for the dead.

Noun

hashkabah

  1. (Judaism) A Sephardic prayer for the dead.

Origin of hashkabah

From Hebrew השכבה.

Questions about hashkabah

What does hashkabah mean?
Hashkabah means a Sephardic prayer for the dead.
What part of speech is hashkabah?
Hashkabah is a noun.

Words near hashkabah in the dictionary

  1. hashish
  2. hashishes
  3. hashitoxicosis
  4. hashiya
  5. hashiyas
  6. hashkabah
  7. hashkafah
  8. hashkama
  9. hashkey
  10. hashkeys
  11. hashlike

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