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shi⋅bah

  [shiv-uh]
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–noun Judaism.
shivah.

shi⋅vah

  [shiv-uh]
–noun Judaism.
1. the mourning period, following the funeral and lasting traditionally for seven days, observed by Jews for a deceased parent, sibling, child, or spouse.
2. sit shivah, to observe this period.
Also, shibah.

Origin:
< Heb shibhʿāh lit., seven
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shib·ah   (shĭv'ə)   
n.   Judaism
Variant of shiva.
shiv·a also shiv·ah or shib·ah   (shĭv'ə)   
n.   Judaism
A seven-day period of formal mourning observed after the funeral of a close relative.

[Yiddish shive, from Hebrew šib'â, seven; see šbʕ in Semitic roots.]
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