shivah

shiv·ah  (shv)

n.

Variant of shiva.

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shivah [ˈʃivɑ ˈʃivə]

n Judaism

1. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) the period of formal mourning lasting seven days from the funeral during which the mourner stays indoors and sits on a low stool

(Non-Christian Religions / Judaism)

sit shivah to mourn

[from Hebrew, literally: seven (days)]

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Noun

1.

shivah - (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative; "the family is sitting shiva" shibah, shiva Judaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud hebdomad, week - any period of seven consecutive days; "it rained for a week"