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Shivah

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Noun

1. shibah, shiva, shivah

(Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative

Example Sentences:
'the family is sitting shiva'

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Shivah

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noun Judaism
1. 
the period of formal mourning lasting seven days from the funeral during which the mourner stays indoors and sits on a low stool
2.  sit shivah

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Shivah

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n.
Judaism
A seven-day period of formal mourning observed after the funeral of a close relative.

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