Meanings
plural sechachs · plural sechachim · alternative schach · alternative s'chach
- uncountableusuallyThe roof of a sukkah, made up of leaves or branches.
Not all objects are kosher for sechach. The items used for sechach should be vegetable but detached from the soil; they must not have been used previously for any other purpose; they must never have acquired the status of a utensil and they must never have been capable of receiving defilement.
1968, Eliyahu Ki Ṭov, Tishrey-Shevat, page 145
Origin
- Hebrewסְכָךְ
- Englishsechach
From Hebrew סְכָךְ (s'khákh).
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