chovah

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/ˈxoʊvə/

noun

A ritual that is not commanded in the Torah but that is still considered mandatory.

OriginHebrew חוֹבָה →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

noun
  1. JudaismA ritual that is not commanded in the Torah but that is still considered mandatory.

    That the evening prayer and Hanuka prayer in the Grace after the meal, can change from a "Rshut" to a "Chovah".

    1983, Jewish Theological Seminary of America, On the Ordination of Women as Rabbis: Position Papers of the Faculty of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America

Origin

  1. Hebrewחוֹבָה
  2. Englishchovah

From Hebrew חוֹבָה.

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APA

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