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selichot

/sliːˈxoʊt/

selichot noun: jewish penitential poems and prayers, especially those said in the period leading up to the High Holidays, and on fast days.

Noun

selichot pl (plural only)

  1. (Judaism, plural, plural-only) Jewish penitential poems and prayers, especially those said in the period leading up to the High Holidays, and on fast days.

Forms of selichot

alternative formselichoth
alternative formselihoth

Origin of selichot

Hebrew סְלִיחוֹת (slikhót)

Questions about selichot

What does selichot mean?
Selichot means jewish penitential poems and prayers, especially those said in the period leading up to the High Holidays, and on fast days.
What part of speech is selichot?
Selichot is a noun.
How do you pronounce selichot?
Selichot is pronounced /sliːˈxoʊt/.

Words near selichot in the dictionary

  1. selfying
  2. SELH
  3. Selham
  4. Selhurst
  5. SELI
  6. selichot
  7. selichoth
  8. seliciclib
  9. selictar
  10. selictars
  11. Selig

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