hashkabah

noun

hash·​ka·​bah

häshˈkäbə

plural -s

sometimes capitalized

: a recital of the memorial prayer for the dead especially among Sephardic Jews

Word History

Etymology

Middle Hebrew hashkābhāh, literally, lying down, from Hebrew hashkībh to lie down, die

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