azharoth

plural noun

az·​ha·​roth

ˌäz(‧h)əˈrōt,

az-,

-ōth,

-ōs also äˈzȯ(ˌ)rōs

variants or azharot

-əˈrōt,

-əˈrōs

often capitalized

: Jewish liturgical poems containing exhortations to obedience to the religious commandments in the Torah

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew azhārōth warnings, exhortations

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