shul

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From Yiddish שול, from German Schule (“‘school’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʃuːl/, /ʃʊl/

[edit] Noun

shul (plural shuls)

1. The synagogue.
   • 2006, Howard Jacobson, Kalooki Nights, Vintage 2007, p. 146:

     That Asher's mind would have also been on Elohim, at this moment receiving prayers in Asher's shul, goes without saying.