Sidrah

[ Sephardic Hebrew see-drah; Ashkenazic Hebrew si-draw; English sid-ruh ]

noun

, Hebrew.

, plural Si·droth, Si·drot, Si·dros [see-, drawt, si, -d, r, aws], English Sid·rahs.

1. a Parashah chanted or read on the Sabbath.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sidrah¹

sidhrāh literally, order

Example Sentences

Sidrah Atiq, 29, and Michael Wiseman, 31, married in Chicago in 2015, and they found a way to honor the more traditional values of Ms. Atiq’s family while starting their marriage their own way.

From New York Times

Sidrah Ahmad, a student researcher looking at Islamophobic violence faced by Muslim women in Toronto, says Islamophobia in Canada has gradually risen to a boiling point.

From Salon

On Saturday, while Sidrah Sajad was out shopping in Manchester, where she lives, she heard a man – middle-aged, white – say this to a companion as she walked past.

From The Guardian

With Vincent standing behind her, Sidrah knocked on the door.

From The New Yorker

Sidrah said they had come to exchange cars.

From The New Yorker