Pronunciation: sh ə - ' m ē -n ē -ät- ' ser- ə t, - ə th, - ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Hebrew sh ĕ m ī n ī ' ă ș ereth, from Hebrew sh ĕ m ī n ī eighth + ' ă ș ereth assembly
Date: circa 1905
: a Jewish festival following the seventh day of Sukkoth and marked by a special prayer for seasonal rain