eruv

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

/ ˈɛər ʊv, ˈɛr-; Sephardic Hebrew ˈɛ ruv; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈeɪ rʊv /

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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

erudition, erumpent, erupt, eruption, eruptive, eruv, E.R.V., ervil, Ervin, Ervine, Erving

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How to use eruv in a sentence

Being the Jewish Sabbath, there was the Eruv suspended at the exits of the principal streets.
Byeways in Palestine|James Finn
He might not move from where he stood, so long as he held the papers, it being outside the Eruv.
Yiddish Tales|Various

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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