Succoth

(so̵o kōt, so̵okōs)

noun

See Succoth in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also Suk·koth

noun
Judaism
A harvest festival commemorating the booths in which the Israelites resided during their 40 years in the wilderness, lasting for either 8 or 9 days and beginning on the eve of the 15th of Tishri.

Origin:

Origin: Hebrew sukkôt, (feast) of booths (commemorating the temporary shelters of the Jews in the wilderness)

Origin: , pl. of sukkâ, booth

Origin: , from sākak, to weave together, screen; see skk in Semitic roots

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