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sukkah
or suc·cah
[ Sephardic Hebrew soo-kah; Ashkenazic Hebrew, English sook-uh ]
noun
, Hebrew.
, plural suk·koth, suk·kot, suk·kos [soo-, kawt, s, oo, -, kohs], English suk·kahs.
- a booth or hut roofed with branches, built against or near a house or synagogue and used during the Jewish festival of Sukkoth as a temporary dining or living area.
sukkah
/ suˈkɑ; ˈsukə; ˈsukɔ /
noun
- a temporary structure with a roof of branches in which orthodox Jews eat and, if possible, sleep during the festival of Sukkoth Also calledtabernacle
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sukkah1
sukkāh literally, booth
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sukkah1
from Hebrew, literally: tabernacle
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