eruv

eruv
/air"oov, er"-/; Seph. Heb. /e"rddoohv/; Ashk. Heb. /ay"rddoov/, n., pl. eruvin /air"oo vin', er"-/; Seph. Heb. /e rddooh veen"/; Ashk. Heb. /ay rddoo"vin/, eruvs. Judaism.
1. any of three rabbinical enactments that ease certain Sabbath restrictions.
2. a line delineating an area in which Orthodox Jews may carry on certain activities normally forbidden on the Sabbath.
Also, erub.
[ < Heb 'erubh lit., mixture, mixing]

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