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shovavim

shovavim noun: a period of six to eight weeks every year in which, according to some kabbalists, one should focus on repentance for sins, particularly sexual sins.

Noun

shovavim

  1. (Judaism) A period of six to eight weeks every year in which, according to some kabbalists, one should focus on repentance for sins, particularly sexual sins.

Origin of shovavim

From Hebrew שובבי״ם.

Questions about shovavim

What does shovavim mean?
Shovavim means a period of six to eight weeks every year in which, according to some kabbalists, one should focus on repentance for sins, particularly sexual sins.
What part of speech is shovavim?
Shovavim is a noun.

Words near shovavim in the dictionary

  1. shouts the odds
  2. shouts-out
  3. shouty
  4. Shouyang
  5. shovable
  6. shovavim
  7. shove
  8. shove about
  9. shove around
  10. shove down
  11. shove ha'penny

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