sheloshim
English
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editEtymology
editFrom the Hebrew שְׁלוֹשִׁים (shloshím, “thirty”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʃ(ə)lɒˈʃɪm/
Noun
editsheloshim (uncountable)
- (Judaism) A period of thirty days after the burial of a deceased person, during which a mourner is forbidden to do certain things, such as marrying or shaving.
- 2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 214:
- S'fardim commonly dedicate the [grave]stone at the end of sh'loshim
Translations
editJudaism: period of thirty days after a burial during which restrictions apply to mourners