sechach

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hebrew סְכָךְ (s'khákh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sxɑːx/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːx

Noun

sechach (usually uncountable, plural sechachs or sechachim)

  1. The roof of a sukkah, made up of leaves or branches.
    • 1968, Eliyahu Ki Ṭov, Tishrey-Shevat, page 145:
      Not all objects are kosher for sechach. The items used for sechach should be vegetable but detached from the soil; they must not have been used previously for any other purpose; they must never have acquired the status of a utensil and they must never have been capable of receiving defilement.
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