muktzeh

English

Alternative forms

• muktza
• muktzah
• muktze

Etymology

Hebrew מוקצה

Adjective

muktzeh (not comparable)

1. (Judaism) Of objects: restricted from being moved (and sometimes touched) during Shabbat and holidays.
   • 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 259:

     Taking the Four Species in hand on Shabbat is considered muktza