erev
[er-ev; English er-uh v]
- the day before a Jewish holiday or the Jewish Sabbath: Erev Yom Kippur.
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Origin of erev
ʿerebh literally, eve, evening
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Contemporary Examples of erev
It was Erev Yom Kippur [the night before Yom Kippur] and that was an amazing dinner.
Historical Examples of erev
It was Erev Yomtov (the day before the holiday), and no washing was to be had.
Ghetto ComediesIsrael Zangwill
Indeed, I never enjoyed myself so much as on this Erev Passover.
Pictures of Jewish Home-Life Fifty Years AgoHannah Trager
erev
- (in combination) Judaism the day before; the eve oferev Shabbat (the Sabbath eve, i.e., Friday); erev Pesach (the day before Passover)
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Word Origin for erev
from Hebrew
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