siyum

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/siːˈjuːm//ˈsiːjʊm/

noun

A celebration held upon completing the reading of a unit of Judaic scripture; a graduation.

OriginHebrew סִיּוּם →
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Meanings

nounsiyum (plural siyumim)

plural siyumim · alternative siyyum

  1. JudaismA celebration held upon completing the reading of a unit of Judaic scripture; a graduation.

    Kaddish Le'ithadeta (the Kaddish of Renewal), recited after the burial and also at a Siyum when a tractate of the Talmud is completed.

    1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 184

Origin

  1. Hebrewסִיּוּם“completion”
  2. Englishsiyum

From Hebrew סִיּוּם (siyúm, “completion”).

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