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eruv

[ air-oov, er-; Sephardic Hebrew e-roov; Ashkenazic Hebrew ey-roov ]
/ ˈɛər ʊv, ˈɛr-; Sephardic Hebrew ˈɛ ruv; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈeɪ rʊv /

noun, plural er·u·vin [air-oo-vin, er-; Sephardic Hebrew e-roo-veen; Ashkenazic Hebrew ey-roo-vin], /ˈɛər ʊˌvɪn, ˈɛr-; Sephardic Hebrew ɛ ruˈvin; Ashkenazic Hebrew eɪˈrʊ vɪn/, er·uvs.Judaism.

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

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Also erub.

Origin of eruv

From the Hebrew word ʿērūbh literally, mixture, mixing

Words nearby eruv

erumpent, erupt, eruption, eruptive, eruptive xanthoma, eruv, E.R.V., ervil, Ervin, Ervine, Erving
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Example sentences from the Web for eruv

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

    Yiddish Tales|Various

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

    Byeways in Palestine|James Finn

British Dictionary definitions for eruv

eruv
/ (ˈɛəruːv, ˈɛruːv) /

noun

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

Word Origin for eruv

C20: from Hebrew, literally: mixture, mixing
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