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lulav

lulav noun: a festive bouquet of willow, myrtle and a closed date palm frond, used in Jewish ritual on Sukkot.

lulav: a festive bouquet of willow, myrtle and a closed date palm frond, used in Jewish ritual on Sukkot
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Noun

lulav (plural lulavs)

  1. (Judaism) A festive bouquet of willow, myrtle and a closed date palm frond, used in Jewish ritual on Sukkot.
  2. a closed date palm frond used in this bouquet

Forms of lulav

plurallulavs
alternative formlulab

Origin of lulav

From Hebrew לולב (luláv).

Words formed from lulav

  • shake the lulav
  • wave the lulav

Questions about lulav

What does lulav mean?
Lulav means a festive bouquet of willow, myrtle and a closed date palm frond, used in Jewish ritual on Sukkot.
What part of speech is lulav?
Lulav is a noun.
What is the plural of lulav?
The plural of lulav is lulavs.

Words near lulav in the dictionary

  1. Lula
  2. lulab
  3. lulabs
  4. LULAC
  5. Lulanga
  6. lulav
  7. lulavs
  8. LULC
  9. Lule
  10. Lule Sami
  11. Lules

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