teshuva

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/tɛˈʃuːvə//tɪ-//t͡ʃuːvə//tɛʃuːˈvɑː/

noun

The Jewish concept of penitence.

OriginHebrew תְּשׁוּבָה →
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Meanings

nounteshuva (uncountable)

alternative teshuba · alternative teshubah · alternative teshuvah

  1. JudaismuncountableThe Jewish concept of penitence.

    The message that through sincere teshuvah and resolution, light and gladness can be achieved by all, is most fitting for the opening of the Yom Kippur service.

    1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 161
  2. JudaismuncountableA responsum.

    As I maintained in my teshuvah about Kitniyot, just as the original custom of not eating Kitniyot related originally to all the Pilgrim Festivals but the prohibition ended up sticking to Pesaḥ, the same thing happened regarding Shabbat Hagadol.

    2024, David Golinkin, “Why Is The Shabbat Before Pesaḥ Called Shabbat Hagadol”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 101

Origin

  1. Hebrewתְּשׁוּבָה
  2. Englishteshuva

From Hebrew תְּשׁוּבָה (t'shuvá, literally “return”), from ש־ו־ב (“return”).

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Translations

German Teschuwa
  • Teschuwapenitence
Hebrew תְּשׁוּבָה
  • תְּשׁוּבָה (t'shuvá)penitence
Russian тшу́ва
  • тшу́ва (tšúva)penitence
Yiddish תּשובֿה
  • תּשובֿה (teshuve, tshuve)penitence
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Chicago

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