eruv
[ air-oo v, er-; Sephardic Hebrew e-roov; Ashkenazic Hebrew ey-roo v ]
/ ˈɛər ʊv, ˈɛr-; Sephardic Hebrew ˈɛ ruv; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈeɪ rʊv /
noun, plural er·u·vin [air-oo-vin, er-; Sephardic Hebrew e-roo-veen; Ashkenazic Hebrew ey-roo -vin] /ˈɛər ʊˌvɪn, ˈɛr-; Sephardic Hebrew ɛ ruˈvin; Ashkenazic Hebrew eɪˈrʊ vɪn/, er·uvs. Judaism.
any of three rabbinical enactments that ease certain Sabbath restrictions.
a line delineating an area in which Orthodox Jews may carry on certain activities normally forbidden on the Sabbath.
Also
erub.
Origin of eruv
From the Hebrew word
ʿērūbh literally, mixture, mixing
Words nearby eruv
Example sentences from the Web for eruv
He might not move from where he stood, so long as he held the papers, it being outside the Eruv.
Yiddish Tales |VariousBeing the Jewish Sabbath, there was the Eruv suspended at the exits of the principal streets.
Byeways in Palestine |James Finn
British Dictionary definitions for eruv
eruv
/ (ˈɛəruːv, ˈɛruːv) /
noun
Judaism
an area, circumscribed by a symbolic line, within which certain activities forbidden to Orthodox Jews on the Sabbath are permitted
Word Origin for eruv
C20: from Hebrew, literally: mixture, mixing