Sukkot

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Pronunciations

Sukkot (soo-KOHT) listen
Sukkos (SUU-kiss) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The feast of the booths; a fall holiday during which Jews build and eat in sukkahs to represent the time the Israelites spent wandering in the desert.

Example Sentences

  • "Are we building a sukkah for Sukkos this year?"

  • "Have you got enough greenery and decorations for Sukkot!" (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH סוכות sukót > Y סוכות sukes

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America
      • Australia / New Zealand
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      Sukes, Sukot, Succoth, Sukkos, Succot, Feast of Tabernacles, Sukkos, Sukkes

Notes

  • Also called Feast of Tabernacles.


    Some also sleep in the sukkah.

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