luah

noun

lu·​ah

variants or luach

lüˌäḵ

plural luhoth or luhot or luchoth or luchot

lüḵōt(h)

: jewish calendar

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew lūaḥ, literally, board, tablet (plural lūḥōt)

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

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