sukkah

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/ˈsʊkə/

noun

A temporary dwelling or booth used by practising Jews during Tabernacles (Sukkot).

OriginHebrew סֻכָּה →
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Meanings

nounsukkah (plural sukkahs or sukkot or sukkoth or sukkos)

plural sukkahs · plural sukkot · plural sukkoth · plural sukkos · alternative succah

  1. JudaismA temporary dwelling or booth used by practising Jews during Tabernacles (Sukkot).

    But on his return to Atil from the summer hordes, the usurper Buljan ordered that his sukkah be erected on the donjon's roof [...].

    2007, Michael Chabon, Gentlemen of the Road, Sceptre, published 2008, page 132

Origin

  1. Hebrewסֻכָּה“sukkah”
  2. Englishsukkah

From Hebrew סֻכָּה (suká, “sukkah”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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