Etymology

keriah

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Today it means: The ritual tearing of one’s clothes while in mourning, now typically the wearing of a torn black tie or ribbon. Full definition →

Hebrew קְרִיעָה
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromקְרִיעָה
  2. English todaykeriah

Borrowed from Hebrew קְרִיעָה (kri'a).

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