Explore Havdalah through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Havdalah in a sentence
Havdalah meaning
The Jewish ceremony, involving a candle, wine and spices, that concludes the Sabbath or other holy days.
Using Havdalah
- The main meaning on this page is: The Jewish ceremony, involving a candle, wine and spices, that concludes the Sabbath or other holy days.
Context around Havdalah
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Havdalah
- In this selection, "havdalah" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, closing, spain, recited, ritual, hebrew and blessings stand out and add context to how "havdalah" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include came to havdalah and bought and century spain havdalah hebrew ה. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "havdalah" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with havdalah
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Shabbat is closed the following evening with a havdalah blessing. (10 words)
Some communities delay havdalah later into the night in order to prolong Shabbat. (13 words)
At the conclusion of Shabbat, we recited Havdalah, to distinguish between the holy and the profane, and I slowly returned to my hotel room and switched on my phone. (29 words)
Bidding farewell main Observing the closing havdalah ritual in 14th-century Spain Havdalah (Hebrew: הַבְדָּלָה, "separation") is a Jewish religious ceremony that marks the symbolic end of Shabbat, and ushers in the new week. (38 words)
At the conclusion of Shabbat at nightfall, after the appearance of three stars in the sky, the havdalah blessings are recited over a cup of wine, and with the use of fragrant spices and a candle, usually braided. (38 words)
This is the more powerful lesson that the ‘light’ must shine forth, as the book states, “Lay’hudim Hay’tah Orah,” “Light is with the Jews,” a phrase we repeat every Shabbat at its end in Havdalah. (37 words)
Example sentences (8)
Bidding farewell main Observing the closing havdalah ritual in 14th-century Spain Havdalah (Hebrew: הַבְדָּלָה, "separation") is a Jewish religious ceremony that marks the symbolic end of Shabbat, and ushers in the new week.
This is the more powerful lesson that the ‘light’ must shine forth, as the book states, “Lay’hudim Hay’tah Orah,” “Light is with the Jews,” a phrase we repeat every Shabbat at its end in Havdalah.
Noah wants to share the Jewish tradition of Havdalah with Joanne, hoping she’d be open to convert and he wouldn’t have to choose between love and being a Head Rabbi at his temple.
Neither Schiffman nor Franklin “Rusty” Maisel, a dealer in rare bibles, recall the exact year that Maisel came to Havdalah and bought the Torah, saying it was bound for a museum.
At the conclusion of Shabbat, we recited Havdalah, to distinguish between the holy and the profane, and I slowly returned to my hotel room and switched on my phone.
At the conclusion of Shabbat at nightfall, after the appearance of three stars in the sky, the havdalah blessings are recited over a cup of wine, and with the use of fragrant spices and a candle, usually braided.
Shabbat is closed the following evening with a havdalah blessing.
Some communities delay havdalah later into the night in order to prolong Shabbat.