Definitions For Yahrzeit

Noun

YAHRZEIT (plural YAHRZEITs) (Judaism) The anniversary of a person's death, usually a parent#noun, parent's, often mark#verb, marked by the light#verb, lighting of a memorial#adjective, memorial candle and other rituals.

Alternative forms

Derived terms

yahrzeit candle

Translations

Hebrew: נַחֲלָה, f, tr=nakhalá Spanish: aniversario luctuoso, m Yiddish: יאָרצײַט, m, f

Etymology

remembrance, remembrance day, day ceremony at in hawaii, USA, in April 2007.]] Borrowed from , from ; from (from , ultimately from ) + (from , ultimately from ).Compare ; The Yiddish word is cognate with , which heavily influenced the spelling and pronunciation once the word was borrowed into English. .