shmura

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Pronunciations

shmura (SHMOOR-uh) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A type of matzah adhering to more stringent interpretations of permissible matzah for Passover.

Example Sentences

  • "We hold by Rav Cheppershtayn, who says matzo is usser if it isn't shmura matzo. You can Google it!"

  • "My Chassidish bubbe only eats shmura matzah on Pesach, but we have a box of egg matzah at home."

  • "Did you buy enough shmure matze for both Seder nights, Phillip?" (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • מצה שמורה, lit. 'guarded matzah; matzah protected from the time of harvest'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • Australia / New Zealand
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • 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

      shemurah, shemura, shmurah, shmoreh, shmore, shmure, shmureh

Notes

  • Commonly referred to by the whole term "shmura matza" or, rarely, "matza shmura"

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