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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A harvest festival commemorating the booths in which the Israelites resided during their 40 years in the wilderness, lasting for either 7 or 8 days and beginning on the eve of the 15th of Tishri.

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  • proper noun Judaism Jewish festival lasting eight days, celebrating the harvest and commemorating the passage through the wilderness: held the 15th day of the month of Tishrei

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Hebrew sukkôt, (feast) of booths (commemorating the temporary shelters of the Jews in the wilderness), pl. of sukkâ, booth, from sākak, to weave together, screen; see skk in Semitic roots.]

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Hebrew סוכות \ סֻכּוֹת‎ (Sukót).

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