שמיני עצרת

Hebrew

Proper noun

שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת • (sh'miní 'atséretm (Biblical Hebrew pausal form שְׁמִינִי עֲצָרֶת)

  1. (Judaism) Shemini Atzeret (a Jewish holiday (holy day) occurring on the eighth day after the start of Sukkot)

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת (sh'miní 'atséret, literally the eighth [day] of assembly).

Proper noun

שמיני עצרת • (shmini atseresm

  1. (Judaism) Shemini Atzeret