keriah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The ritual tearing of one’s clothes while in mourning, now typically the wearing of a torn black tie or ribbon.

Word forms

keriah kriah

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew קְרִיעָה (kri'a).

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