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Definition of Huppah
1. chuppah [n -S] - See also: chuppah
Lexicographical Neighbors of Huppah
Literary usage of Huppah
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Convention by Central Conference of American Rabbis (1915)
"And while, in Talmudic and pre-Talmudic times down to the middle ages, the
bridegroom recited, before entering the bridal chamber (huppah),1 the ..."
2. Year Book of the Central Conference of American Rabbis by Central Conference of American Rabbis (1915)
"Blessed art Thou, O Lord, who hast sanctified Thy people, Israel, by the rites
of the huppah and the Marriage Consecration. ..."
3. A Complete Alphabetically Arranged Biblical Biography by Thomas G. Beharrell (1867)
"Gen. xlvi : 21 huppah. huppah was one of the priests appointed by David when he
divided them into twenty-four orders. His lot was the thirteenth. ..."
4. The Holy Bible by Canadian Bible Society (1851)
"... the tenth to Shecaniah, 12 The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to .bikini.
13 The thirteenth to huppah, the fourteenth to ..."
5. The Promised Land by Mary Antin (1912)
"Canopy, wedding (Hebrew huppah). A portable canopy under which the marriage
ceremony is performed, usually outdoors. ..."
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