havurah

ha·vu·rah

[Sephardic Hebrew, Ashkenazic Hebrew khah-voo-rah; English khah-voo-rah]
noun, plural ha·vu·roth, ha·vu·rot [Sephardic Hebrew -rawt; Ashkenazic Hebrew -rohs] . English, ha·vu·rahs. Hebrew.
a Jewish fellowship, especially an informal one that meets regularly for discussion or prayer.
Also, chavurah.


Origin:
ḥăbhūrāh literally, company, group

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