erev

[ er-ev; English er-uhv ]

/ ˈɛr ɛv; English ˈɛr əv /

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noun Hebrew.

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

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Origin of erev

ʿerebh literally, eve, evening

Words nearby erev

Ereshkigal, erethism, Eretria, Eretz Israel, Eretz Yisrael, erev, Erevan, erewhile, Erewhon, erf, Erfurt

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How to use erev in a sentence

It was Erev Yom Kippur [the night before Yom Kippur] and that was an amazing dinner.
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Indeed, I never enjoyed myself so much as on this Erev Passover.
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It was Erev Yomtov (the day before the holiday), and no washing was to be had.
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British Dictionary definitions for erev

erev

/ (ˈɛrɛv) /

noun

(in combination) Judaism the day before; the eve oferev Shabbat (the Sabbath eve, i.e., Friday); erev Pesach (the day before Passover)

Word Origin for erev

from Hebrew

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