parashat ha-shavua

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Pronunciations

parashat ha-shavua (par-ah-SHAHT hah-shah-VOO-ah) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The weekly section of the Torah read publicly on Shabbat.

Example Sentences

  • "For lectures, you might get something out of VBM's (Virtual Beit midrash) stuff on Parashat hashavua (weekly Torah portion)." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • פָּרָשַׁת הַשָּׁבוּעַ 'lit. parasha (i.e., portion) of the week'

      • 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

      parashat hashavua, parashat ha-shavuah, parashat hashavuah

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