sechach

English

Various sechachs.

Alternative forms

• s'chach

Etymology

From Hebrew סְכָךְ (s'khákh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sxɑːx/
• Rhymes: -ɑːx

Noun

sechach

1. The roof of a sukkah, made up of leaves or branches.
   • 1968, Eliyahu Ki Ṭov, Tishrey-Shevat, page 145:

     Not all objects are kosher for sechach. The items used for sechach should be vegetable but detached from the soil; they must not have been used previously for any other purpose; they must never have acquired the status of a utensil and they must never have been capable of receiving defilement.