Sukkoth

[ Sephardic Hebrew soo-kawt; Ashkenazic Hebrew, English sook-uhs, soo-kohs ]

noun

1. a Jewish festival beginning on the 15th day of the month of Tishri and celebrated for nine days by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel and for eight days by Reform Jews and by Jews in Israel that celebrates the harvest and commemorates the period during which the Jews wandered in the wilderness after the Exodus, marked by the building of sukkoth.

Sukkoth

/ -kəʊθ; suːˈkɔt; ˈsʊkəʊt /

noun

1. an eight-day Jewish harvest festival beginning on Tishri 15, which commemorates the period when the Israelites lived in the wilderness Also calledFeast of Tabernacles

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sukkoth¹

From the Hebrew word sukkōth literally, booths

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sukkoth¹

from Hebrew, literally: tabernacles

Example Sentences

No injuries or arrests were reported after the brief exchange on Sunday, which occurred hours before the beginning of the Jewish festival of Sukkoth.

From BBC

She wore it to Shul for the first time on Sukkoth.

From Project Gutenberg

A spokesman said Bibi chose to observe the Jewish holiday of Sukkoth at home.

From Time

Israel's delegation was absent from the assembly hall, but a spokeswoman for the Israeli U.N. mission said it was due to the Jewish holiday of Sukkoth.

From Reuters

Israel's delegation was absent from the assembly hall, but a spokeswoman for the Israeli U.N. mission said it was due to the Jewish holiday of Sukkoth, the Feast of Tabernacles.

From New York Times