ohel

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Pronunciations

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ohel (OY-hell) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Tent (in a summer camp setting).

  • n. Structure built over a grave, especially that of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

Example Sentences

  • "Which ohel are you in?"

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  • "I went to daaven to Hashem by the Lubavetcher Rebbe's Ohel a couple days ago." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Modern Hebrew

Etymology

  • אוהל ohel 'tent'

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
      • Camp: Jews who attend or work at a Jewish overnight summer camp
      • Chabad: Jews affiliated with the Chabad Lubavitch movement

      Regions

      • North America
      • Australia / New Zealand
      • South Africa

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