teshuva

English

Alternative forms

• teshuba, teshubah, teshuvah

Etymology

From Hebrew תְּשׁוּבָה (t'shuvá, “teshuva”, literally “return”), from ש־ו־ב (“return”).

Noun

teshuva (uncountable)

1. (Judaism) The Jewish concept of penitence.
   • 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 161:

     The message that through sincere teshuvah and resolution, light and gladness can be achieved by all, is most fitting for the opening of the Yom Kippur service.

Translations

penitence

• German: Teschuwa f
• Hebrew: תְּשׁוּבָה (he) f (t'shuvá)
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: тшу́ва (ru) f (tšúva)
• Yiddish: תּשובֿה f (teshuve, tshuve)