ereb

noun

variants or erev

ˈerəv,

ˈeˌrev

plural -s

: eve:

a

: the part of the day or the day immediately preceding the Jewish Sabbath or a Jewish holiday

b

: an indefinite period preceding a Jewish holiday

as busy as a housewife on ereb Yom Kippur

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew ʽerebh

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