Meanings
noun
- An extremely long blast of the shofar, the final blast in the ceremony.
Origin
- Hebrewתקיעה גדולה
- Englishtekiah gedolah
Borrowed from Hebrew תקיעה גדולה
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tekiah gedolah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tekiah%20gedolah
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