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    SHIVAH

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relativeplay

    Example:

    the family is sitting shiva

    Synonyms:

    shibah; shiva; shivah

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

    Hypernyms ("shivah" is a kind of...):

    hebdomad; week (any period of seven consecutive days)

    Domain category:

    Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)

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