eruv

[ air-oov, er-; Sephardic Hebrew e-roov; Ashkenazic Hebrew ey-roov ]

noun

, Judaism.

, plural er·u·vin [air, -, oo, -vin, er, -, e-, r, oo-, veen, ey-, roo, -vin], er·uvs.

1. any of three rabbinical enactments that ease certain Sabbath restrictions.
2. a line delineating an area in which Orthodox Jews may carry on certain activities normally forbidden on the Sabbath.

eruv

/ ˈɛəruːv; ˈɛruːv /

noun

1. Judaism an area, circumscribed by a symbolic line, within which certain activities forbidden to Orthodox Jews on the Sabbath are permitted

Word History and Origins

Origin of eruv¹

From the Hebrew word ʿērūbh literally, mixture, mixing

Word History and Origins

Origin of eruv¹

C20: from Hebrew, literally: mixture, mixing

Example Sentences

Being the Jewish Sabbath, there was the Eruv suspended at the exits of the principal streets.

From Project Gutenberg

He might not move from where he stood, so long as he held the papers, it being outside the Eruv.

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