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שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה

simchat torah

pronounced sim-KHAT to-RAH

“Rejoicing of the Torah” — the day the yearly reading cycle ends and begins again, kept with dancing

also written: simchat torah, simhat torah, simchas torah

In Scripture World English Bible

How I love your law! It is my meditation all day.

Psalm 119:97 Root components — love for Torah fills the day with meditation; the later festival’s joy grows from this delight, though its name is absent.

I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.

Psalm 119:111 Root components — God’s testimonies become both an enduring inheritance and the heart’s joy.

Nearby words

shofarשׁוֹפָר shofarotשׁוֹפָרוֹת shuvשׁוּב sukkotסֻכּוֹת talmudתַּלְמוּד tashlichתַּשְׁלִיךְ

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Hebrew words
  • שופר shofar An animal-horn wind instrument; a ram's horn…
  • שופרות shofarot Shofars — the Rosh HaShanah liturgical…
  • שמחת תורה simchat torah “Rejoicing of the Torah” — the day the yearly…
  • שוב shuv To return or turn back — the biblical verb…
  • סכות sukkot Booths — the Feast of Tabernacles and the…