kever avot

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Pronunciations

kever avot (KEH-ver ah-voht) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The grave of one's parent.

  • n. A visit to a parent's grave.

Example Sentences

  • "My father takes my uncle every year to do kever avot." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • קבר אבות kever avot 'grave of the fathers'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

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

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      kever avos

Notes

  • Kever avot is usually done before the high holidays, where one usually tends the grave and reads Psalms.

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