Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A bundle containing a palm frond, two willow branches, and three myrtle branches that is ceremonially waved during the celebration of Sukkot.
- noun The palm frond from such a bundle.
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- noun A festive
bouquet ofwillow ,myrtle andpalm
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In their other hands, the children are holding bunches of leaves known as lulav.
Winter Bloom Tara Heavey 2010
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I just got back from getting my arba minim, aka lulav and etrog.
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… I just got back from getting my arba minim, aka lulav and etrog.
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The lulav is a bundle of leaves from the willow, the myrtle and the palm tree, and the etrog is a citron -- a fruit from the citrus family that looks like a bumpy lemon and smells heavenly.
InterfaithFamily.com 2008
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The lulav is a bundle of leaves from the willow, the myrtle and the palm tree, and the etrog is a citron -- a fruit from the citrus family that looks like a bumpy lemon and smells heavenly.
InterfaithFamily.com 2008
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Most of the oldest liturgical choreography continues to be practiced during Sukkot, with the ritual waving of the lulav and etrog, and festive processions around the synagogue, culminating in a seven cycle procession on the last day of Sukkot, Hoshannah Rabbah.
Rabbi Barry A. Kenter: Approaching Tishrei: Rain, Rain, Don't Go Away Rabbi Barry A. Kenter 2011
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Long before the Star of David came to be associated with Jews, the arba'at haminim -- the four species of the lulav (festive bouquet of willow, myrtle and palm) and the etrog (citron) -- were among the quintessential Jewish symbols in the rabbinic period.
Rabbi Barry A. Kenter: Approaching Tishrei: Rain, Rain, Don't Go Away Rabbi Barry A. Kenter 2011
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Long before the Star of David came to be associated with Jews, the arba'at haminim -- the four species of the lulav (festive bouquet of willow, myrtle and palm) and the etrog (citron) -- were among the quintessential Jewish symbols in the rabbinic period.
Rabbi Barry A. Kenter: Approaching Tishrei: Rain, Rain, Don't Go Away Rabbi Barry A. Kenter 2011
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Most of the oldest liturgical choreography continues to be practiced during Sukkot, with the ritual waving of the lulav and etrog, and festive processions around the synagogue, culminating in a seven cycle procession on the last day of Sukkot, Hoshannah Rabbah.
Rabbi Barry A. Kenter: Approaching Tishrei: Rain, Rain, Don't Go Away Rabbi Barry A. Kenter 2011
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Most of the oldest liturgical choreography continues to be practiced during Sukkot, with the ritual waving of the lulav and etrog, and festive processions around the synagogue, culminating in a seven cycle procession on the last day of Sukkot, Hoshannah Rabbah.
Rabbi Barry A. Kenter: Approaching Tishrei: Rain, Rain, Don't Go Away Rabbi Barry A. Kenter 2011
sionnach commented on the word lulav
"You shall take for yourselves on the first day: an etrog, a lulav, hadassim and aravot. Be joyous in the presence of Hashem your God for seven days."
Leviticus 23:40.
A lulav, as with all mitzvah articles (those used to fulfill biblical and rabbinical requirements within Judaism), must meet certain specifications in order to be kosher and permissible to be used to fulfill the commandment of the four species.
Ideally, a lulav consists of a tightly closed frond of the date palm tree.
To qualify, the lulav must be ramrod straight, with whole leaves that lay closely together, and not be bent or broken at the top. The twin middle-most leaves, which naturally grow together and are known as the tiyomet (תיומת, "twin"), should ideally not be split at all; however, the lulav remains kosher as long as the twin middle leaves are not split more than a handbreadth, approximating 3-4 inches.
February 9, 2009
sionnach commented on the word lulav
The problem is that it sounds like baby-talk for a toilet.
"Where's mommy? Oh, she just went to the loo-lav."
February 9, 2009