Definitions

• n. Unveiling; the ceremony marking the placing of a deceased person's headstone one year after his or her burial.

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew

Etymology

• הַקָמַת מַצֵּבָה

Who Uses This

• Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

Regions

• North America

Dictionaries

• None

Alternative Spellings

hakamas matzeva, hakamas matzeyva, hakamas matzeyve, hakamas matzaive, hakamas matzaiva, hakamas matzayve, hakamas matzayva, hakamas matzeiva, hakamas matzeive