Definition

Noun: 1. A major Jewish festival: Succoth (also spelled Sukkot) is an important Jewish holiday that begins on the eve of the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Tishri. It commemorates the forty-year period during which the Israelites lived in temporary shelters (sukkot) after their exodus from Egypt, and it also celebrates the autumn harvest.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Our family builds a succoth in the backyard every year for the festival.
  • The holiday of Succoth is a time of joy and gratitude.
  • During Succoth, it is traditional to eat meals in the temporary booth.

Advanced Usage

• "The Feast of Tabernacles" or "The Feast of Booths": These are common alternative English names for Succoth, directly describing the practice of dwelling in temporary shelters.
  • Succoth, also known as the Feast of Tabernacles, is one of the three pilgrimage festivals.

Variants and Related Words

• Sukkot: The more common transliteration from Hebrew.
• Sukkah (singular) / Sukkot (plural): The temporary booth or shelter constructed for the festival. The holiday is named after these structures.
  • We decorated the sukkah with fruits and autumn leaves.
• Tabernacles: A synonym for the festival, derived from the Latin word for "tent" or "booth."

Synonyms

• Feast of Tabernacles
• Feast of Booths

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "To dwell in the sukkah": This phrase refers to the central ritual practice of the holiday, which involves eating, and sometimes sleeping, in the temporary structure.
  • A key commandment of Succoth is to dwell in the sukkah for seven days.

Noun

1. a major Jewish festival beginning on the eve of the 15th of Tishri and commemorating the shelter of the Israelites during their 40 years in the wilderness