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yahrzeit candles

yahrzeit candles is the plural of yahrzeit candle.

Meaning of yahrzeit candle

Noun

yahrzeit candle (plural yahrzeit candles)

  1. (Judaism) A type of candle that is lit in memory of the deceased.
    • Every year he brought the yahrzeit candle out, and looked at it, and thought about lighting it.2007, Michael Chabon, The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, 4th Estate (2010), page 348

Questions about yahrzeit candles

What is yahrzeit candles the plural of?
Yahrzeit candles is the plural of yahrzeit candle.

Words near yahrzeit candles in the dictionary

  1. yahourt
  2. yahrtzeit
  3. yahrtzeits
  4. yahrzeit
  5. yahrzeit candle
  6. yahrzeit candles
  7. yahrzeits
  8. yahs
  9. Yahtzee
  10. Yahtzees
  11. Yahu

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