eruv

American  

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

noun

Judaism.

• eruvin,
  plural
• eruvs
  plural

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.

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eruv British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• eruvin
  plural
• eruvs
  plural

Etymology

Origin of eruv

From the Hebrew word ʿērūbh literally, mixture, mixing

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

eruv eruvs

In 2017, under President Christina Paxson, Brown oversaw the extension of the Providence, R.I., eruv, allowing observant Jews to carry objects on campus during the Sabbath.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Since 2008, members of the Hampton Synagogue on Sunset Avenue have been trying to erect an eruv in Westhampton Beach and neighboring Quogue, both villages within the town of Southampton.

From New York Times ● May 29, 2016

Because some of the cases involved civil rights claims, when the municipalities lost in court, the town and villages became liable to pay the eruv association’s legal fees, which total in the millions of dollars.

From New York Times ● May 29, 2016

A group called Jewish People for the Betterment of Westhampton Beach claimed in a 2012 lawsuit that the eruv violated the Constitution.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 7, 2015

But Sheinkopf said the eruv in Westhampton Beach was erected about five months ago and few people have even noticed it.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 7, 2015

There are eruvs in Jewish communities across the country.

From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2011