sheva brachot

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Pronunciations

sheva brachot (SHEH-vah BRAH-chot) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The seven blessings said after a Jewish wedding and at a festive meal once a day for a week afterward.

  • n. The one-week period after a Jewish wedding,

  • n. The festive meal held once a day for a week after a Jewish wedding.

Example Sentences

  • "We're flying out east for Adam & Kate's sheva brachos next weekend."

  • "Miriam, we're making Sheva brachot at our house tomorrow evening for Eli and Shoshana. Can you come?" (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • שבע ברכות, lit. 'seven blessings'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

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

      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).

      Alternative Spellings

      sheva brachos, sheva brakhot, sheva brakhos, sheva brachos, sheva brochos, sheva brokhos

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