"lulav" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: lulavs [plural], lulab [alternative]
Etymology: From Hebrew לולב (luláv). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|לולב|tr=luláv}} Hebrew לולב (luláv) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lulav (plural lulavs)
  1. (Judaism) A festive bouquet of willow, myrtle and a closed date palm frond, used in Jewish ritual on Sukkot. Tags: Judaism
    Sense id: en-lulav-en-noun-2ql9Geo~ Categories (other): Judaism, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Judaism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Judaism: 100 0
  2. a closed date palm frond used in this bouquet
    Sense id: en-lulav-en-noun-scRsb5qX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: shake the lulav, wave the lulav

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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