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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.
Indeed, I never enjoyed myself so much as on this Erev Passover.
Pictures of Jewish Home-Life Fifty Years Ago|Hannah TragerIt 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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