succoth

or suc·cot, suc·cos

[ Sephardic Hebrew soo-kawt; Ashkenazic Hebrew soo-kohs ]

/ Sephardic Hebrew suˈkɔt; Ashkenazic Hebrew sʊˈkoʊs /

noun Hebrew.

a plural of succah.

Words nearby succoth

succor, succorance, succorrhea, succory, succotash, succoth, succour, succuba, succubous, succubus, succulent

Definition for succoth (2 of 4)

Succoth

or Suc·cot, Suc·cos

[ Sephardic Hebrew soo-kawt; Ashkenazic Hebrew, English soo -kuh s, soo-kohs ]

/ Sephardic Hebrew suˈkɔt; Ashkenazic Hebrew, English ˈsʊ kəs, suˈkoʊs /

noun Judaism.

Sukkoth.

Definition for succoth (3 of 4)

succah

[ Sephardic Hebrew soo-kah; Ashkenazic Hebrew, English soo k-uh ]

/ Sephardic Hebrew suˈkɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew, English ˈsʊk ə /

noun, plural suc·coth, suc·cot, suc·cos [Sephardic Hebrew soo-kawt; Ashkenazic Hebrew soo-kohs] /Sephardic Hebrew suˈkɔt; Ashkenazic Hebrew sʊˈkoʊs/, English suc·cahs. Hebrew.

sukkah.

Definition for succoth (4 of 4)

sukkah

or suc·cah

[ Sephardic Hebrew soo-kah; Ashkenazic Hebrew, English soo k-uh ]

/ Sephardic Hebrew suˈkɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew, English ˈsʊk ə /

noun, plural suk·koth, suk·kot, suk·kos [Sephardic Hebrew soo-kawt; Ashkenazic Hebrew soo-kohs] /Sephardic Hebrew suˈkɔt; Ashkenazic Hebrew sʊˈkoʊs/, English suk·kahs. Hebrew.

a booth or hut roofed with branches, built against or near a house or synagogue and used during the Jewish festival of Sukkoth as a temporary dining or living area.

Origin of sukkah

sukkāh literally, booth

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Examples from the Web for succoth

The position of Ramses has been identified; that of Succoth is more questionable.
The Emancipation of Massachusetts|Brooks Adams
At Gideon's request he wrote down for him the names of the rulers of Succoth and its leading men.
The Children's Bible|Henry A. Sherman
Succoth, "booths" or "tents," was probably not a city but a camp, and its location is unknown.
The Rand-McNally Bible Atlas|Jesse L. Hurlbut
And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle.
The Bible for Young People|Anonymous

Then the children of Israel set forth from Ramses to Succoth—600,000 men on foot, besides children.
The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI)|Max Duncker

British Dictionary definitions for succoth (1 of 3)

Succoth

/ (ˈsʊkəʊt, -kəʊθ, Hebrew suːˈkɔt) /

noun

a variant spelling of Sukkoth

British Dictionary definitions for succoth (2 of 3)

succah

/ (suˈkɑ, ˈsukɔ, ˈsukə) /

noun

Judaism a variant spelling of sukkah

British Dictionary definitions for succoth (3 of 3)

sukkah

succah

/ (suˈkɑ, ˈsukɔ, ˈsukə) /

noun

a temporary structure with a roof of branches in which orthodox Jews eat and, if possible, sleep during the festival of SukkothAlso called: tabernacle

Word Origin for sukkah

from Hebrew, literally: tabernacle

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