Simchath Torah

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] .
noun
Simhath Torah.
Also, Simchat Torah.
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Simchath Torah is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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Simchath Torah, Simhath Torah or Simchas Torah (simˈxɑt tɔrˈɑː, ˈsimxɑs ˈtɑʊrɔ, simˈxɑt tɔrˈɑː, ˈsimxɑs ˈtɑʊrɔ, simˈxɑt tɔrˈɑː, ˈsimxɑs ˈtɑʊrɔ)
 
—n
a Jewish festival celebrated immediately after Sukkoth on Tishri 23 (in Israel, Tishri 22) to mark the completion of the annual cycle of Torah readings and its immediate recommencement
 
[from Hebrew śimhath tōrāh, literally: celebration of the Torah]
 
Simhath Torah, Simhath Torah or Simchas Torah
 
—n
 
[from Hebrew śimhath tōrāh, literally: celebration of the Torah]
 
Simchas Torah, Simhath Torah or Simchas Torah
 
—n
 
[from Hebrew śimhath tōrāh, literally: celebration of the Torah]

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