Shabbat Kallah

noun

A celebration held by a bride on the Shabbat before her wedding, typically with her bridesmaids and family.

OriginHebrew כַּלָּה →
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Meanings

noun

alternative Shabbes Kallah · alternative Shabbos Kallah

  1. A celebration held by a bride on the Shabbat before her wedding, typically with her bridesmaids and family.
  2. The Shabbat before Shavuot.

Origin

  1. Hebrewכַּלָּה“a bride”
  2. EnglishShabbat Kallah

"Kallah" is from Hebrew כַּלָּה (“a bride”)

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Shabbat Kallah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shabbat%20Kallah

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