Etymology

Ushpizin

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Today it means: the seven guests who spiritually visit the sukkah during Sukkot. Full definition →

Hebrew אושפיזין ← Aramaic אוּשְׁפִּיזָּא
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  1. Aramaic · derived fromאוּשְׁפִּיזָּא
  2. Hebrew · borrowed fromאושפיזין
  3. English todayUshpizin

From Hebrew אושפיזין, from Aramaic אוּשְׁפִּיזָּא (ʾušpīzzā). Ultimately of Iranian origin, related to Persian سپنج (“guest”).

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