Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leil shimurim

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: leil shimurim
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A night in which God is considered to protect the Jews - applied to the first two nights of Pesach.

Example Sentences

"The entire abridged form of the seven blessings is omitted because the only reason for repeating the Amidah is danger and the first night of Passover is considered layl shimurim, a night of vigil when there exists Divine protection against all harmful forces."

Etymology

From Hebrew לֵיל שִׁמֻּרִים (“vigil”).

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: לֵיל שִׁמֻּרִים

Questions

What does leil shimurim mean?: A night in which God is considered to protect the Jews - applied to the first two nights of Pesach.
Where does leil shimurim come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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