shuruk

English

Etymology

From Hebrew שׁוּרוּק m (shurúk).

Noun

shuruk (plural shuruks)

1. The combination of the Hebrew letter ו (“vav”) with a dagesh which represents the vowel /u/.
   • 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 192:

     Sephardim and the Lubavitch rite vocalize the second word of the refrain with a shuruk and thus it reads vehu.

See also

• kubutz

Further reading

• Kubutz and Shuruk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• kurush