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sheva brachot

sheva brachot noun: the seven blessings recited after grace after meals at a wedding feast, and at festivities during the week after or before the wedding.

Noun

sheva brachot pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) the seven blessings recited after grace after meals at a wedding feast, and at festivities during the week after or before the wedding.
    • If at least 10 adults are present, grace after meals culminates with the recitation of the sheva b'rakhot (the seven blessings pronounced during the wedding ceremony) with the blessing over the wine recited last.2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 172
  2. (plural, plural-only) a feast at which these blessings are recited

Origin of sheva brachot

From Hebrew שֶׁבַע בְּרָכוֹת (shéva' b'rakhót, literally “seven blessings”).

Questions about sheva brachot

What does sheva brachot mean?
Sheva brachot means the seven blessings recited after grace after meals at a wedding feast, and at festivities during the week after or before the wedding.
What part of speech is sheva brachot?
Sheva brachot is a noun.

Words near sheva brachot in the dictionary

  1. sheughs
  2. Sheung Shui
  3. Sheung Wan
  4. Sheus
  5. sheva
  6. sheva brachot
  7. Shevardnadze
  8. shevarim
  9. Shevaroy Hills
  10. shevas
  11. Shevat

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