shloshim

Definitions

• n. The 30-day period after a deceased person's funeral, often marked with special remembrances such as family members studying religious texts in the person's honor.
  

Example Sentences

• "I'm going to sponsor a kiddush for my uncle's shloshim."
  

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew

Etymology

• שלושים 'thirty'
  

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
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Dictionaries

• The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

Alternative Spellings

shloyshim