erev

American

[er-ev, er-uhv] / ˈɛr ɛv, ˈɛr əv /

noun

Hebrew.

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

erev British

/ ˈɛrɛv /

noun

(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

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