Pronunciations
| zimriyah | (zeem-ree-YAH) | listen |
Definitions
n. Song festival, music competition.
Example Sentences
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"The camp rang with music, whether it was the boys and girls competing in a zimriyah, a festival of song, or the folkies who called themselves the Rabbis' Sons." (source)
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"At Ruach Day Camp at HANC in Uniondale, pink and blue teams faced off in a girls v. boys zimriah competition whose theme was Shabbat." (source)
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"Join us for Camp Ramah in the Berkshires's 50th Zimriah, with love from the Ulam Bogrei Ramah!" (source)
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"Check out the First Session Rikudiah and Zimriah!" (source)
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"Early in the summer the Zimriah (song festival) takes place. Every eidah learns a song that follows a theme for the summer, with the majority of the songs coming from Israeli songwriters." (source)
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"The tradition of Zimriyah is the highlight of the summer for many campers. The ruach that surrounds this decades-old tradition is breathtaking" (source)
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Languages of Origin
- Modern Hebrew
Etymology
זמריה zimria 'singathon'
- Camp: Jews who attend or work at a Jewish overnight summer camp
- North America
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Alternative Spellings
zimriyya, zimria, zimriah, zimriya, zimriyyah
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