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sheloshim

UK/ʃ(ə)lɒˈʃɪm/

sheloshim noun: a period of thirty days after the burial of a deceased person, during which a mourner is forbidden to do certain things, such as marrying or shaving.

Noun

sheloshim (uncountable)

  1. (Judaism) A period of thirty days after the burial of a deceased person, during which a mourner is forbidden to do certain things, such as marrying or shaving.
    • S'fardim commonly dedicate the [grave]stone at the end of sh'loshim2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 214

Forms of sheloshim

alternative formshloshim

Origin of sheloshim

From the Hebrew שְׁלוֹשִׁים (shloshím, “thirty”).

Questions about sheloshim

What does sheloshim mean?
Sheloshim means a period of thirty days after the burial of a deceased person, during which a mourner is forbidden to do certain things, such as marrying or shaving.
What part of speech is sheloshim?
Sheloshim is a noun.
How do you pronounce sheloshim?
Sheloshim is pronounced /ʃ(ə)lɒˈʃɪm/ (UK).

Words near sheloshim in the dictionary

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  2. Shelnutt
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  4. Shelor
  5. Shelors
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  7. shelpad
  8. shelpads
  9. shelpek
  10. Shelru
  11. Shelsley Beauchamp

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