Ushpizin

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hebrew אושפיזין.

Noun[edit]

Ushpizin pl (plural only)

  1. the seven guests who spiritually visit the sukkah during Sukkot.
    • 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 322:
      In the Syrian tradition the eight stanzas, honoring the seven Ushpizin plus Elisha and Melekh hamashi'ah, are assigned to different worshipers to recite.
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