erev

[er-ev; English er-uh v]

noun Hebrew.

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

Origin of erev

ʿerebh literally, eve, evening

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Examples from the Web for erev

Contemporary Examples of erev

It was Erev Yom Kippur [the night before Yom Kippur] and that was an amazing dinner.
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Sarah Whitman-Salkin
September 15, 2009

Historical Examples of erev

It was Erev Yomtov (the day before the holiday), and no washing was to be had.
Ghetto Comedies
Israel Zangwill
Indeed, I never enjoyed myself so much as on this Erev Passover.
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British Dictionary definitions for erev

erev

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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