parocheth

noun

pa·​ro·​cheth

variants or parochet or paroket

päˈrȯˌḵet(h)

plural -s

: a curtain of richly ornamented material hung before the holy ark in a synagogue as a reminder of the curtain used to screen the holy of holies in the tabernacle and the temple

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew pārokheth curtain before the holy of holies

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