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shemira

shemira noun: the Jewish religious ritual of watching over the body of a deceased person from the time of death until burial.

Noun

shemira (uncountable)

  1. (Judaism) The Jewish religious ritual of watching over the body of a deceased person from the time of death until burial.

Questions about shemira

What does shemira mean?
Shemira means the Jewish religious ritual of watching over the body of a deceased person from the time of death until burial.
What part of speech is shemira?
Shemira is a noun.

Words near shemira in the dictionary

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

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