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tzibbur

tzibbur noun: a community.

Noun

tzibbur

  1. (Judaism) A community.
    • The phone company said they were working on it [the eruv] and the work would be completed during Friday evening. Can you trust them to the extent of informing the Tzibbur that they may not carry on Friday night but may on Shabbat morning?2004 February 4, Henry Goodman, “Repairing an Eruv on Shabbat”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)
  2. (Judaism) A congregation.
    • At hashkama I sit in front of an annoying old man who is always correcting the Torah readers, a practice infuriating to the tzibbur and to the reader.2008 January 13, Abe Kohen, “Cincinnati congregations”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)

Forms of tzibbur

alternative formtzibur

Origin of tzibbur

Borrowed from Hebrew ציבור (“community”).

Questions about tzibbur

What does tzibbur mean?
Tzibbur means a community.
What part of speech is tzibbur?
Tzibbur is a noun.

Words near tzibbur in the dictionary

  1. tzetze fly
  2. tzetzes
  3. Tzeyang
  4. Tzfat
  5. Tzia
  6. tzibbur
  7. Tzidkiyahu
  8. tzigane
  9. tziganes
  10. tziganies
  11. tzigany

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