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eruvin

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er⋅uv

  [air-oov, er-; Seph. Heb. e-roov; Ashk. Heb. ey-roov]
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–noun, plural er⋅u⋅vin  [air-oo-vin, er-; Seph. Heb. e-roo-veen; Ashk. Heb. ey-roo-vin] , er⋅uvs. Judaism.
1. any of three rabbinical enactments that ease certain Sabbath restrictions.
2. a line delineating an area in which Orthodox Jews may carry on certain activities normally forbidden on the Sabbath.
Also, erub.

Origin:
< Heb ʿērūbh lit., mixture, mixing
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