sheloshim

English

Alternative forms

• shloshim

Etymology

From the Hebrew שְׁלוֹשִׁים (shloshím, “thirty”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ʃ(ə)lɒˈʃɪm/

Noun

sheloshim (uncountable)

1. (Judaism) A period of thirty days after the burial of a deceased person, during which a mourner is forbidden to do certain things, such as marrying or shaving.
   • 2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 214:

     S'fardim commonly dedicate the [grave]stone at the end of sh'loshim

Translations

Judaism: period of thirty days after a burial during which restrictions apply to mourners

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