habdalah


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hab·da·lah

also Hab·da·lah  (häv′dä-lä′, häv-dô′lə)
n. Judaism
A religious ceremony observed at the close of the Sabbath or a holy day.

[Hebrew habdālâ, separation, from hibdîl, to divide; see bdl in Semitic roots.]
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habdalah

(hævˈdɑːlə)
n
1. (Judaism) another name for havdalah
2. (Judaism) a prayer that is said at the havdalah
3. (Judaism) a prayer that is said at the havdalah
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