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shiva(h|ˈʃɪvə|
[Heb. šiḇ‘â seven.]
A period of seven days' mourning for the dead, beginning immediately after the funeral; to sit shiva, to observe this period. Also attrib.
1892I. Zangwill Childr. Ghetto I. 177 If you had come round when he was sitting Shivah for Benjamin—peace be upon him!—you would have known. 1910Jewish Chron. 29 Apr. 15/2 As an orthodox family we ‘sat shiva’; and we took to the low seats with great heaviness of heart and in utter distress. 1938Ibid. 10 June 15/2 The mourners requested that three ‘shiva’ chairs be sent to the house. 1959B. Kops Hamlet of Stepney Green ii. i. 33 The Shiva is starting soon. Oh, those seven days of mourning. 1964D. Gray Devil wore Scarlet vi. 41 For seven days from the day of the funeral onwards a Jewish family sits Shiva. They sit on low stools in the drawing-room..and they sort of receive their friends and relations and get their sympathy. 1976B. Williams Making of Manchester Jewry xi. 279 Members paid..4d a week, which entitled them..to shiva benefits, and to free burial. 1977New Yorker 23 May 38/3 Elka's husband, Yontche, died, but Elka didn't observe shivah. |