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Shemini Atzeret

Shemini Atzeret proper noun: a Jewish holiday (holy day) occurring on the eighth day after the start of Sukkot.

Proper noun

Shemini Atzeret

  1. (Judaism) A Jewish holiday (holy day) occurring on the eighth day after the start of Sukkot.

Forms of Shemini Atzeret

alternative formShemini Atzereth
alternative formShmini Atseret
alternative formShmini Atzeret

Origin of Shemini Atzeret

From Hebrew שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת (šəmînî ‘ăṣéreṯ, literally “the eight of assembly”).

Questions about Shemini Atzeret

What does Shemini Atzeret mean?
Shemini Atzeret means a Jewish holiday (holy day) occurring on the eighth day after the start of Sukkot.
What part of speech is Shemini Atzeret?
Shemini Atzeret is a proper noun.

Words near Shemini Atzeret in the dictionary

  1. shemales
  2. shematrin
  3. shematrins
  4. shemaya
  5. shemayas
  6. Shemini Atzeret
  7. Shemini Atzereth
  8. shemira
  9. Shemite
  10. Shemites
  11. Shemitic

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