sukkah · noun — A temporary dwelling or booth used by practising Jews during Tabernacles (Sukkot). It carries an Arena rating of 1355, earned across 59 head-to-head judged battles.
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sukkah is pronounced /ˈsʊkə/.
Why “sukkah” is a great word
SUKKAH — [Noun] A temporary, ritual booth roofed with organic matter (schach), constructed for dwelling during the seven-day autumn festival of Sukkot. Its name derives from the Hebrew סֻכָּה (suká, 'booth, hut, tabernacle'), from the root S.Kh.Kh. meaning 'to cover'. Unlike a tabernacle (a permanent, sacred sanctuary) or a pavilion (an ornamental, often grandiose structure), a sukkah is a deliberately frail, personal shelter ordained by seasonal law. It is the scent of pine boughs drying in the autumn sun, the blurred view of stars through a lattice of palm fronds, and the faint chill of night felt through walls that shudder in the wind—a yearly exercise in building security upon a foundation of transience.
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Etymology
From Hebrew סֻכָּה (suká, “sukkah”).
noun
- A temporary dwelling or booth used by practising Jews during Tabernacles (Sukkot).e.g.“But on his return to Atil from the summer hordes, the usurper Buljan ordered that his sukkah be erected on the donjon's roof [...].” — 2007, Michael Chabon, Gentlemen of the Road, Sceptre, published 2008, page 132:
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