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Havdalah

Havdalah proper noun: the Jewish ceremony, involving a candle, wine and spices, that concludes the Sabbath or other holy days.

Proper noun

Havdalah

  1. (Judaism) The Jewish ceremony, involving a candle, wine and spices, that concludes the Sabbath or other holy days.

Forms of Havdalah

alternative formHabdalah
alternative formHavdala
alternative formHavdoloh

Origin of Havdalah

From Hebrew הבדלה (havdalá, “havdalah”, literally “separation”).

Questions about Havdalah

What does Havdalah mean?
Havdalah means the Jewish ceremony, involving a candle, wine and spices, that concludes the Sabbath or other holy days.
What part of speech is Havdalah?
Havdalah is a proper noun.

Words near Havdalah in the dictionary

  1. havartis
  2. Havasupai
  3. Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai
  4. Havasupais
  5. Havdala
  6. Havdalah
  7. Havdoloh
  8. have
  9. have a bad time of it
  10. have a ball
  11. have a bar of it

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