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How do you use Lulav in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Lulav in a sentence

Lulav meaning

  1. A festive bouquet of willow, myrtle and a closed date palm frond, used in Jewish ritual on Sukkot.
  2. a closed date palm frond used in this bouquet

Using Lulav

  • The main meaning on this page is: A festive bouquet of willow, myrtle and a closed date palm frond, used in Jewish ritual on Sukkot. | a closed date palm frond used in this bouquet
  • In the example corpus, lulav often appears in combinations such as: the lulav, lulav and.

Context around Lulav

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

kosher 1×

Often after:

palm 1×

Sentence patterns with Lulav

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

take the lulav and etrog 2× a kosher lulav 1× carrying a lulav palm frond 1× of the lulav and etrog 1× of the lulav has a 1× taking the lulav and etrog 1× the lulav and etrog 1× when the lulav and etrog 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

every part of 1× for that reason 1× if someone sees 1× rabbis may rule 1× shulchan aruch orach 1× the etrog is 1×

Common sentence endings:

a kosher lulav 1× are still needed 1× attached to it 1× etrog on shabbat 1× land of israel 1× lulav and etrog 1×

Words around Lulav

Just before it in the word index:

lulaton 2 lularoe 2 lulach 2 lulac 9 lula 232 lul 9

Just after it in the word index:

lulay 5 lule 10 lulin 2 luling 4 lull 159 lulla 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abcon 12 abdelhamid 12 abdelkader 12

Corpus analysis for Lulav

  • In this selection, "lulav" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, kosher and palm stand out and add context to how "lulav" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include take the lulav and etrog and a kosher lulav. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lulav" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lulav

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The event also included the ritual shaking of the lulav and etrog. (12 words)

The lulav and etrog are not brought to the synagogue on Shabbat. (12 words)

Every part of the lulav has a purpose and without them you don’t have a kosher lulav. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

If someone sees a neighbor on the street with a lulav and etrog on the eighth day, the rabbis reason, s/he might mistakenly assume that it is still the seventh day (ḥol hamoed), when the lulav and etrog are still needed. (42 words)

The rabbi, carrying a lulav palm frond and etrog yellow citrus which protesters said symbolise human connection with the earth in Judaism, said: "This has been something that I have been involved with since the 60s. (36 words)

Rabbis may rule that a specific mitzvah from the Torah should not be performed, e.g. blowing the shofar on Shabbat, or taking the lulav and etrog on Shabbat. (29 words)

Example sentences (9)

Every part of the lulav has a purpose and without them you don’t have a kosher lulav.

If someone sees a neighbor on the street with a lulav and etrog on the eighth day, the rabbis reason, s/he might mistakenly assume that it is still the seventh day (ḥol hamoed), when the lulav and etrog are still needed.

The event also included the ritual shaking of the lulav and etrog.

The rabbi, carrying a lulav palm frond and etrog yellow citrus which protesters said symbolise human connection with the earth in Judaism, said: "This has been something that I have been involved with since the 60s.

The etrog is a small citrus fruit, while the lulav is a palm branch with two types of twigs (hassadim and aravot) attached to it.

For that reason, the rabbis ruled that one should not take the lulav and etrog on the eighth day, even outside of the Land of Israel.

Rabbis may rule that a specific mitzvah from the Torah should not be performed, e.g. blowing the shofar on Shabbat, or taking the lulav and etrog on Shabbat.

Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim 668 However, one does not take the lulav and etrog (nor does one sleep in the sukkah according to most opinions) on the eighth day.

The lulav and etrog are not brought to the synagogue on Shabbat.

Common combinations with lulav

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lulav" in a sentence?
An example: "Every part of the lulav has a purpose and without them you don’t have a kosher lulav." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "lulav" from authentic English texts.
What does "lulav" mean?
Lulav means: A festive bouquet of willow, myrtle and a closed date palm frond, used in Jewish ritual on Sukkot.
How many example sentences with "lulav" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "lulav", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.