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eruv.

An eruv chatzerot; ritual aggregation of properties that allows Jews observing traditional Shabbat rules to carry burdens across property lines.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛɹʊv//ˈeɪ.ɹʊv//-ɹuv/
  1. An eruv chatzerot; ritual aggregation of properties that allows Jews observing traditional Shabbat rules to carry burdens across property lines.

    Jewish
    Sam is sad that people don't visit him at home on Shabbos because he lives outside the eruv.
  2. One of the other types of eruv; an eruv tavshilin or eruv techumin.

    Jewish
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hebrew עירוב / עֵרוּב (eirúv, “mixture”).

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