yahrzeit

Meaning of yahrzeit

noun

(among Jewish people) the anniversary of the death of a parent or other close relative, marked by the burning of a memorial candle.

late 18th century (in the form yorsite ): from Yiddish yortsayt from German Jahrzeit ‘anniversary, specifically of a person's death’.

Information about yahrzeit

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of yahrzeit is: yahrzeits.
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Hyphenation of yahrzeit

yahrzeit

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 8 chars.
  • yahrzeit is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Words that rhyme with yahrzeit

Jahrzeit, Yahrzeit

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