Elijah's Chair

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Pronunciations

Elijah's Chair (uh-LYE-zhuhz CHAIR) listen
Eliyahu's Chair (eh-lee-YAH-hooz CHAIR) listen

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Definitions

  • n. An unoccupied chair at a bris, that is reserved for Elijah to come and recognize the keeping of the covenant of circumcision.

Example Sentences

  • "Some communities have longer more elaborate ceremonies of transferring baby between various people, placing baby on Elijah's chair, etc." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • English

Etymology

  • כיסא של אליהו 'Elijah's chair'

      • 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).

      Alternative Spellings

      Eliyahu's Chair

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