Sukkoth

American  

[soo-kawt, sook-uhs, soo-kohs] / suˈkɔt, ˈsʊk əs, suˈkoʊs /

Also Sukkot,

noun

1. a Jewish festival beginning on the 15th day of the month of Tishri and celebrated for nine days by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel and for eight days by Reform Jews and by Jews in Israel that celebrates the harvest and commemorates the period during which the Jews wandered in the wilderness after the Exodus, marked by the building of sukkoth.

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Sukkoth British  

/ -kəʊθ, suːˈkɔt, ˈsʊkəʊt /

noun

1. Also called: Feast of Tabernacles.  an eight-day Jewish harvest festival beginning on Tishri 15, which commemorates the period when the Israelites lived in the wilderness

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Etymology

Origin of Sukkoth

From the Hebrew word sukkōth literally, booths

Example Sentences

The Sukhothai, a U.S.-built corvette in use since 1987, was hit by strong waves on Sunday, forcing it to tilt to one side before becoming flooded with seawater, navy spokesperson Admiral Pogkrong Monthardpalin said.

From Reuters • Dec. 19, 2022

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and several Cabinet members met with flood-affected people and handed out aid Sunday in Sukhothai province.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2021

Mr. Suansilphong, a native of Sukhothai, an ancient capital of Thailand, opened Chicks Isan in December with Jennifer Saesue, who grew up in Bangkok and New York.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2019

Dom has been invited to trials by a number of leading provincial teams, including Sukhothai FC and Chiangrai United FC.

From The Guardian • Jul. 5, 2018

The court and the inhabitants of Sukhothai were devout Buddhists: they observed the season of Vassa and celebrated the festival of Kaṭhina with processions, concerts and reading of the scriptures.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir