Shemini Atzereth

American  

[shuh-mee-nee at-ser-es, -min-ee, she-mee-nee ah-tse-ret, shuh-mee-nee ah-tsey-ris] / ʃəˈmi ni ætˈsɛr ɛs, -ˈmɪn i, ʃɛ miˈni ɑˈtsɛ rɛt, ʃəˈmi ni ɑˈtseɪ rɪs /

Or Shemini Atzeret,

noun

1. a Jewish festival celebrated on the 22nd day of Tishri, being the 8th day of Sukkoth: marked by a memorial service for the dead and prayers for rain in Israel.

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Etymology

Origin of Shemini Atzereth

First recorded in 1900–05, Shemini Atzereth is from Hebrew Shəmīnī ʿăṣereth literally, “eighth meeting”