[shiv-uh] 
| 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. |
| 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.] |
| shiv·ah (shĭv'ə) n. Variant of shiva. |
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