sheloshim

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sheloshim

/ʃ(ə)lɒˈʃɪm/ UK

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From the Hebrew שְׁלוֹשִׁים (shloshím, “thirty”).

noun shloshim

Judaism, uncountable 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. S'fardim commonly dedicate the [grave]stone at the end of sh'loshim

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noun Judaism: period of thirty days after a burial during which restrictions apply to mourners

עברית	שלושים shloshím

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@misc{sheloshim_2026,
  title = {sheloshim},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sheloshim},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}