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shivah

/ ˈʃivə; ˈʃivɑ /

noun

  1. the period of formal mourning lasting seven days from the funeral during which the mourner stays indoors and sits on a low stool
  2. sit shivah
    to mourn


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Word History and Origins

Origin of shivah1

from Hebrew, literally: seven (days)

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Example Sentences

To see thee one would think thou wast sitting Shivah over my corpse.

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