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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Suk•koth (Seph. Heb. so̅o̅ kôt′; Ashk. Heb., Eng. sŏŏk′əs, so̅o̅ kōs′),USA pronunciation n. - Judaisma Jewish festival beginning on the 15th day of the month of Tishri and celebrated for nine days by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel and for eight days by Reform Jews and by Jews in Israel that celebrates the harvest and commemorates the period during which the Jews wandered in the wilderness after the Exodus, marked by the building of sukkoth.
Also, Suk•kot′, Suk•kos′, Succoth, Succot, Succos. Also called Feast of Booths, Feast of Tabernacles. Cf. Hoshana Rabbah, Shemini Atzereth, Simhath Torah. - Hebrew sukkōth literally, booths
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Sukkoth, Succoth /ˈsʊkəʊt -kəʊθ; Hebrew: suːˈkɔt/ n - an eight-day Jewish harvest festival beginning on Tishri 15, which commemorates the period when the Israelites lived in the wilderness
Also called: Feast of Tabernacles
Etymology: from Hebrew, literally: tabernacles |