hagigah

Meaning

Noun

A sacrificial offering at one of the three pilgrimage festivals: Passover, Shavuot (Pentecost), and Sukkot (Tabernacles).
The tractate from the Talmud that deals with these offerings.

Origin

Borrowed from Hebrew חֲגִיגָה, derived from the root ח־ג־ג. Cognate to Arabic حَجّ.

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