Ushpizin

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/uːʃˈpɪzɪn//ʊʃ-//-n̩//uːʃpiːˈziːn/

noun

the seven guests who spiritually visit the sukkah during Sukkot.

OriginHebrew אושפיזין ← Aramaic אוּשְׁפִּיזָּא →
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Meanings

nounUshpizin pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlythe seven guests who spiritually visit the sukkah during Sukkot.

    In the Syrian tradition the eight stanzas, honoring the seven Ushpizin plus Elisha and Melekh hamashi'ah, are assigned to different worshipers to recite.

    1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 322

Origin

  1. Aramaicאוּשְׁפִּיזָּא
  2. Hebrewאושפיזין
  3. EnglishUshpizin

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

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

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“Ushpizin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ushpizin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ushpizin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ushpizin.

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