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| shiv·a [ shívə ] or shiv·ah [ shívə ] |
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Jewish period of mourning: seven days of formal mourning observed by close relatives of a deceased Jew during which they sit on low stools and do not go out, work, bathe, or shave
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| [Late 19th century. Via Yiddish< Hebrew šiḇ`āh "seven"] |
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