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teshuva

/tɛˈʃuːvə/

teshuva noun: the Jewish concept of penitence.

Noun

teshuva (uncountable)

  1. (Judaism) The Jewish concept of penitence.
    • The message that through sincere teshuvah and resolution, light and gladness can be achieved by all, is most fitting for the opening of the Yom Kippur service.1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 161
  2. (Judaism) A responsum.
    • As I maintained in my teshuvah about Kitniyot, just as the original custom of not eating Kitniyot related originally to all the Pilgrim Festivals but the prohibition ended up sticking to Pesaḥ, the same thing happened regarding Shabbat Hagadol.2024, David Golinkin, “Why Is The Shabbat Before Pesaḥ Called Shabbat Hagadol”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 101

Forms of teshuva

alternative formteshuba
alternative formteshubah
alternative formteshuvah

Origin of teshuva

From Hebrew תְּשׁוּבָה (t'shuvá, literally “return”), from ש־ו־ב (“return”).

Questions about teshuva

What does teshuva mean?
Teshuva means the Jewish concept of penitence.
What part of speech is teshuva?
Teshuva is a noun.
How do you pronounce teshuva?
Teshuva is pronounced /tɛˈʃuːvə/.

Words near teshuva in the dictionary

  1. Teshome
  2. Teshomes
  3. Teshu Lama
  4. teshuba
  5. teshubah
  6. teshuva
  7. teshuvah
  8. tesia
  9. tesias
  10. tesice
  11. Teske

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