eruv

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

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.
  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.

Origin of eruv

1
From the Hebrew word ʿērūbh literally, mixture, mixing

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British Dictionary definitions for eruv

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

Origin of eruv

1
C20: from Hebrew, literally: mixture, mixing

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