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selichoth

selichoth is the alternative form of selichot.

Meaning of selichot

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.

Questions about selichoth

What is selichoth the alternative form of?
Selichoth is the alternative form of selichot.

Words near selichoth in the dictionary

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

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