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shloshim

shloshim is the alternative form of sheloshim.

Meaning of sheloshim

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

Questions about shloshim

What is shloshim the alternative form of?
Shloshim is the alternative form of sheloshim.

Words near shloshim in the dictionary

  1. shloka
  2. shlokas
  3. Shlomo
  4. shlong
  5. shlongs
  6. shloshim
  7. shlp.
  8. shlt
  9. shltr.
  10. shltrs.
  11. shlub

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