succoth

or suc·cot, suc·cos

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

noun Hebrew.

a plural of succah.

Succoth

or Suc·cot, Suc·cos

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

noun Judaism.

Sukkoth.

succah

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

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.

sukkah

or suc·cah

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

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

Historical Examples of succoth

And they went from Succoth and camped at Etham on the border of the wilderness.
The Children's Bible
Henry A. Sherman
So they must have remained in Succoth or have turned southward.
Joshua, Complete
Georg Ebers
The Egyptian localities, at least Rameses and Succoth, are known.
The Expositor's Bible:The Book of Numbers
Robert A. Watson
And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.
The Bible for Young People
Anonymous
With thorns and briars of the wilderness he scourges the elders of Succoth.
Judges and Ruth
Robert A. Watson

British Dictionary definitions for succoth

Succoth

noun

a variant spelling of Sukkoth

succah

noun

Judaism a variant spelling of sukkah

sukkah

succah

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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