SHIVA


Meaning of SHIVA in English

[ 'ʃɪvə ]

(also ~h )

■ noun Judaism a period of seven days' formal mourning for the dead, beginning immediately after the funeral.

Origin

from Heb. ši ḇ ῾āh 'seven'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.