parochet
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Pronunciations

parochet (pah-ROE-khet)

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Definitions

  • n. The curtains that cover the ark in a synagogue.

Example Sentences

  • "If we were to be asked what the role and purpose of the paroches in the Mishkan was, we would likely respond that the answer is explicitly stated in our verse: to serve as a division between the two domains of the Kodesh (Main Sanctuary) and the Kodesh Hakodashim (Holy of Holies)." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH פרוכת > Y פרוכת parokhes

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      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).
      • Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow

      Alternative Spellings

      paroches, parokhes, parokhet

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