eruv
An eruv chatzerot; ritual aggregation of properties that allows Jews observing…An eruv chatzerot; ritual aggregation of properties that allows Jews observing traditional Shabbat rules to carry burdens across property lines.
» The community raised money to repair the damaged eruv.
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2 senses(Jewish)An eruv chatzerot; ritual aggregation of properties that allows Jews observing traditional Shabbat rules to carry burdens across property lines.
Sam is sad that people don't visit him at home on Shabbos because he lives outside the eruv.
(Jewish)One of the other types of eruv; an eruv tavshilin or eruv techumin.
Examples
5 sentencesThe community raised money to repair the damaged eruv.
Visitors sometimes walked past the eruv without noticing it.
A thin wire marked part of the boundary of the eruv.
Without an eruv, Leah would not carry her bag outside on Shabbat.
The neighborhood eruv allowed observant families to carry keys and strollers on Shabbat.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Hebrew עירוב / עֵרוּב (eirúv, “mixture”).Borrowed from Hebrew עירוב / עֵרוּב (eirúv, “mixture”).
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Forms
plural: eruvs / eruvim / eruvinLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular