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Sim·chath To·rah 
[sim-khahs tawr-uh, tohr-uh; Seph. Heb. seem-khaht taw-rah; Ashk. Heb. sim-khahs toh-ruh, toi-ruh, -khuhs] Pronunciation Key.
[sim-khahs tawr-uh, tohr-uh; Seph. Heb. seem-khaht taw-rah; Ashk. Heb. sim-khahs toh-ruh, toi-ruh, -khuhs] Pronunciation Key. –noun
| Simhath Torah. |
Also, Simchat Torah.
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Sim·hath To·rah
[sim-khahs tawr-uh, tohr-uh; Seph. Heb. seem-khaht taw-rah; Ashk. Heb. sim-khahs toh-ruh, toi-ruh, -khuhs] Pronunciation Key
[sim-khahs tawr-uh, tohr-uh; Seph. Heb. seem-khaht taw-rah; Ashk. Heb. sim-khahs toh-ruh, toi-ruh, -khuhs] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a Jewish festival, celebrated on the 23rd day of Tishri, being the 9th day of Sukkoth, that marks the completion of the annual cycle of the reading of the Torah in the synagogue and the beginning of the new cycle. |
[Origin: < Heb śimḥath tōrāh lit., rejoicing of the Law]
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| Sim·chat To·rah
(sēm-KHät' tô-rä') Pronunciation Key
n. Judaism A festival celebrating the Law of Moses and the completion of the year's cycle and subsequent new beginning, observed on the 22nd or 23rd day of Tishri. [Hebrew śimḥat tôrâ, rejoicing in the Torah, Simchat Torah : śimḥâ, joy (from śāmēaḥ, to rejoice; see śmḫ in Semitic roots) + tôrâ, torah; see Torah.] |
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| simchat torah | |
noun | |
| (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle of readings of the Torah [syn: Shimchath Torah] |
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