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sat shiva

sat shiva is the simple past and past participle of sit shiva.

Meaning of sit shiva

Verb

sit shiva (third-person singular simple present sits shiva, present participle sitting shiva, simple past and past participle sat shiva)

  1. (Judaism) To take part in the shiva mourning ritual.
    • Did you know that some parents sit shiva […] for 30 days if their child is discovered to be gay?1974 February 2, “Jewish Gay Group”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 32, page 2

Questions about sat shiva

What is sat shiva the simple past and past participle of?
Sat shiva is the simple past and past participle of sit shiva.

Words near sat shiva in the dictionary

  1. sat one's ass down
  2. sat one's butt down
  3. sat out
  4. sat over
  5. sat right
  6. sat shiva
  7. sat still
  8. sat through
  9. sat tight
  10. sat under
  11. sat up

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