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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.
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shivah
seven days of mourning in Jewish religious custom, 1892, from Heb. shibhah "seven," short for shibh'ath yeme ha'ebhel "the seven days of mourning."
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