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Melaveh Malkah

Melaveh Malkah proper noun: a meal on the evening of the Shabbat, figuratively escorting the departing "Sabbath Queen" by way of eating and music.

Proper noun

Melaveh Malkah

  1. (Judaism) A meal on the evening of the Shabbat, figuratively escorting the departing "Sabbath Queen" by way of eating and music.

Forms of Melaveh Malkah

alternative formMelava Malka
alternative formMelave Malka

Origin of Melaveh Malkah

Hebrew [Term?] (literally “Escorting the Queen”)

Questions about Melaveh Malkah

What does Melaveh Malkah mean?
Melaveh Malkah means a meal on the evening of the Shabbat, figuratively escorting the departing "Sabbath Queen" by way of eating and music.
What part of speech is Melaveh Malkah?
Melaveh Malkah is a proper noun.

Words near Melaveh Malkah in the dictionary

  1. melatopes
  2. melatroctolite
  3. melatroctolites
  4. Melava Malka
  5. Melave Malka
  6. Melaveh Malkah
  7. melaxuma
  8. Melayu
  9. Melb
  10. melba
  11. melba finch

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