Ushpizin

English

Etymology

From Hebrew אושפיזין.

Noun

Ushpizin pl (plural only)

1. the seven guests who spiritually visit the sukkah during Sukkot.
   • 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 322:

     In the Syrian tradition the eight stanzas, honoring the seven Ushpizin plus Elisha and Melekh hamashi'ah, are assigned to different worshipers to recite.