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‖ parochet, n. Judaism.|paˈroxet|
Also parocheth, paroket, parokhet, parokheth.
[Heb. pārōḵeṯ curtain; cf. Akkadian parakku shrine.]
A richly decorated curtain which hangs before the Holy Ark in a synagogue.
[1890E. W. Edersheim Rites & Worship of Jews i. ii. 28 Within the Sanctuary were two rooms..the innermost one being the ‘Holy of Holies’... It was separated from the Holy Place by four pillars... A ‘Veil’ (Hebrew, parocheth, separation, parting) hung from the four pillars.] 1902Jewish Encycl. II. 108/2 Before the Ark there is frequently placed a curtain of costly material, called paroket after the curtain which in the Tabernacle and Temple screened the Holy of Holies. 1942Universal Jewish Encycl. VIII. 403/2 The use of such curtains probably began in the Middle Ages... The favorite color..is either red or blue; while on the High Holy Days a white Parocheth is sometimes hung in front of the Ark. 1962New Jewish Encycl. 370/2 Parokhet,..Hebrew term for the curtain which in most synagogues hangs in front of the Ark of the Law. 1974Jewish Chron. 19 Apr. 9/1 A parochet (ark curtain) was consecrated..in memory of the late Rabbi. 1976Y. L. Bialer Jewish Life in Art & Tradition 186 Parochet (plural parochot), the beautiful curtain that hangs in front of the aron ha-kodesh in both Ashkenazi and Sephardi synagogues. 1987N.Y. Times 26 May b3/2 He gave the synagogue a parochet—the curtain that covers the ark holding the Torah scrolls—that was embroidered with the names of his slain family members. |