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shivah


noun Judaism.

  1. the mourning period, following the funeral and lasting traditionally for seven days, observed by Jews for a deceased parent, sibling, child, or spouse.
  2. sit shivah, to observe this period.

noun Judaism

  1. the period of formal mourning lasting seven days from the funeral during which the mourner stays indoors and sits on a low stool
  2. sit shivah to mourn
n.

seven days of mourning in Jewish religious custom, 1892, from Hebrew shibhah “seven,” short for shibh’ath yeme ha’ebhel “the seven days of mourning.”

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