Eruv (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural er·u·vin [air-oo-vin, er-; Sephardic Hebrew e-roo-veen; Ashkenazic Hebrew ey-roo-vin], /ˈɛər ʊˌvɪn, ˈɛr-; Sephardic Hebrew ɛ ruˈvin; Ashkenazic Hebrew eɪˈrʊ vɪn/, er·uvs.Judaism.
  1. any of three rabbinical enactments that ease certain Sabbath restrictions.
  2. a line delineating an area in which Orthodox Jews may carry on certain activities normally forbidden on the Sabbath.
noun
  1. an area, circumscribed by a symbolic line, within which certain activities forbidden to Orthodox Jews on the Sabbath are permitted
Eruv (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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