erev

American  

[er-ev, er-uhv] / ˈɛr ɛv, ˈɛr əv /

noun

Hebrew.

1. the day before a Jewish holiday or the Jewish Sabbath: Erev Yom Kippur.

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erev British  

/ ˈɛrɛv /

noun

1. (in combination) Judaism the day before; the eve of

   erev Shabbat (the Sabbath eve, i.e., Friday)

   erev Pesach (the day before Passover)

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Etymology

Origin of erev

ʿerebh literally, eve, evening

Example Sentences

"Losses appear to loom larger than gains in some settings, but not in others," wrote a pair of Israeli behavioral scientists, Eyal Ert and Ido Erev, in one 2013 paper.

From Salon

In fact, research into decision-making under threat suggests that concerns about looming mass panic are badly misplaced, according to Ido Erev, a professor of behavioral science and management at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, in Haifa, Israel.

From New York Times

“I’m going to talk about how we are and always have been an ‘Erev Rav,’ ” Berman said this week, using a term from Exodus defined as the “mixed multitude” of people who fled biblical Egypt with the Israelites.

From Washington Post

Yet, because so few Arabs and Muslims have prominent roles in Hebrew-language news in Israel, and because racism is so commonplace in Israeli society, Ms. Aharish says, she continues to receive a steady supply of hate mail merely for adding “masa’a al-kheir” to the “erev tov” she wishes her audience at the top of each weeknight show.

From New York Times

Then at 11 a.m., as the ceremony was about to begin, 10 violinists strolled down the center aisle of the temple playing “Sunrise, Sunset” followed by “Erev Shel Shoshanim,” a Hebrew love song often played at weddings.

From New York Times