ohel

Pronunciations

ohel

(OH-hel)

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?"
  

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

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

Dictionaries

• None