sechach

/sxɑːx/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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"Not all objects are kosher for sechach. The items used for sechach should be vegetable but detached from the soil; they must not have been used previously for any other purpose; they must never have acquired the status of a utensil and they must never have been capable of receiving defilement."

From Hebrew סְכָךְ (s'khákh).

sechachs (plural) sechachim (plural) schach (alternative) s'chach (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce sechach?

The recorded pronunciation is /sxɑːx/.

What does sechach mean?

The roof of a sukkah, made up of leaves or branches.

Where does sechach come from?

It is traced to Hebrew.

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