machzor
[ Sephardic Hebrew mahkh-zohr; Ashkenazic Hebrew mahkh-zohr, -zawr, -zuh r ]
/ Sephardic Hebrew mɑxˈzoʊr; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈmɑx zoʊr, -zɔr, -zər /
noun, plural mach·zo·rim [Sephardic Hebrew mahkh-zaw-reem; Ashkenazic Hebrew mahkh-zoh-rim] /Sephardic Hebrew mɑx zɔˈrim; Ashkenazic Hebrew mɑxˈzoʊ rɪm/, English.
mach·zors. Hebrew.
mahzor.
Words nearby machzor
macho,
machpelah,
machree,
machtpolitik,
machu picchu,
machzor,
macintosh,
maciver,
mack,
mack daddy,
mackay
Definition for machzor (2 of 2)
mahzor
or mach·zor
[ Sephardic Hebrew mahkh-zohr; Ashkenazic Hebrew mahkh-zohr, -zawr, -zuh r ]
/ Sephardic Hebrew mɑxˈzoʊr; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈmɑx zoʊr, -zɔr, -zər /
noun, plural mah·zo·rim [Sephardic Hebrew mahkh-zaw-reem; Ashkenazic Hebrew mahkh-zoh-rim] /Sephardic Hebrew mɑx zɔˈrim; Ashkenazic Hebrew mɑxˈzoʊ rɪm/, English mah·zors. Hebrew.
a Jewish prayer book designed for use on festivals and holy days.
Compare
siddur.
Example sentences from the Web for machzor
The Machzor for Pentecost says, Israelites are as "full of meritorious works as a pomegranate is full of pips."
With a sense of something vaguely strange, she bent her eyes downward on her neighbour's Machzor.
Ghetto Tragedies |Israel Zangwill
British Dictionary definitions for machzor (1 of 2)
machzor
mahzor
/ Hebrew (maxˈzɔr, English mɑːkˈzɔː) /
noun plural -zorim (-zɔˈriːm, English -zəˈriːm)
a Jewish prayer book containing prescribed holiday rituals
Word Origin for machzor
literally: cycle
British Dictionary definitions for machzor (2 of 2)
mahzor
/ Hebrew (maxˈzɔr, English mɑːkˈzɔː) /
noun plural -zorim (-zɔˈriːm, English -zəˈriːm)
a variant spelling of machzor