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taharah

noun
ta·​ha·​rah | \ täˈhärä\
plural taharoth or taharot\ tähäˈrōt(h) , -​ōs \

Definition of taharah

: the Jewish religious ceremony of washing a corpse before burial

History and Etymology for taharah

Hebrew ṭāhărāh, literally, purification, from ṭahēr to be clean, be pure

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