הגבהה
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Hebrew[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| ג־ב־הּ (g-b-hּ) |
Etymology[edit]
From the verb הִגְבִּיהַּ (higbíah), from the root ג־ב־הּ (g-b-h).
Noun[edit]
הַגְבָּהָה • (hagbahá) f (plural indefinite הגבהות, singular construct הגבהת־, plural construct הגבהות־) [pattern: הַקְטָלָה]
- (uncountable) Lifting, raising.
- (countable) A lifting, a raising.
- (specifically, Judaism) Hagbaha, hagbah: the raising of an open Torah scroll for an Ashkenazi Jewish congregation to see the text that has just been read.
See also[edit]
- (Hagbaha): מַגְבִּיהַּ (magbíah)