lulav
[ Sephardic Hebrew loo-lahv; Ashkenazic Hebrew loo-lawv, -luh v ]
/ Sephardic Hebrew luˈlɑv; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈlu lɔv, -ləv /
noun, plural lu·la·vim [Sephardic Hebrew loo-lah-veem; Ashkenazic Hebrew loo-law-vim] /Sephardic Hebrew lu lɑˈvim; Ashkenazic Hebrew luˈlɔ vɪm/, lu·lavs. Judaism.
a palm branch for use with the etrog during the Sukkoth festival service.
Also
lulab.
Origin of lulav
First recorded in 1890–95,
lulav is from the Hebrew word
lūlābh