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sechach

/sxɑːx/

sechach noun: the roof of a sukkah, made up of leaves or branches.

sechach: the roof of a sukkah, made up of leaves or branches
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Noun

sechach (usually uncountable, plural sechachs or sechachim)

  1. (usually) The roof of a sukkah, made up of leaves or branches.
    • Not all objects are kosher for sechach. The items used for sechach should be vegetable but detached from the soil; they must not have been used previously for any other purpose; they must never have acquired the status of a utensil and they must never have been capable of receiving defilement.1968, Eliyahu Ki Ṭov, Tishrey-Shevat, page 145

Forms of sechach

pluralsechachs
pluralsechachim
alternative formschach
alternative forms'chach

Origin of sechach

From Hebrew סְכָךְ (s'khákh).

Words that rhyme with sechach

Questions about sechach

What does sechach mean?
Sechach means the roof of a sukkah, made up of leaves or branches.
What part of speech is sechach?
Sechach is a noun.
How do you pronounce sechach?
Sechach is pronounced /sxɑːx/.
What is the plural of sechach?
The plural of sechach is sechachs.

Words near sechach in the dictionary

  1. secessionistically
  2. secessionists
  3. secessions
  4. secessive
  5. sech
  6. sechach
  7. Sechan
  8. Sechelt
  9. Sechler
  10. Sechlers
  11. Sechrest

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