havurah

or cha·vu·rah

[ Sephardic Hebrew, Ashkenazic Hebrew khah-voo-rah; English khah-voo-rah ]

/ Sephardic Hebrew, Ashkenazic Hebrew ˌxɑ vuˈrɑ; English ˌxɑ vʊˈrɑ /

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noun, plural ha·vu·roth, ha·vu·rot

[Sephardic Hebrew khah-voo-rawt; Ashkenazic Hebrew khah-voo-rohs], /Sephardic Hebrew ˌxɑ vuˈrɔt; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˌxɑ vuˈroʊs/, English ha·vu·rahs.Hebrew.

a Jewish fellowship, especially an informal one that meets regularly for discussion or prayer.

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Origin of havurah

ḥăbhūrāh literally, company, group

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