הגבהה

Hebrew
Root
ג־ב־הּ (g-b-hּ)

Etymology

From the verb הִגְבִּיהַּ (higbíah), from the root ג־ב־הּ (g-b-h).

Noun

הַגְבָּהָה • (hagbahá) f (plural indefinite הגבהות, singular construct הגבהת־, plural construct הגבהות־) [pattern: הַקְטָלָה]

  1. (uncountable) Lifting, raising.
  2. (countable) A lifting, a raising.
  3. (specifically, Judaism) Hagbaha, hagbah: the raising of an open Torah scroll for an Ashkenazi Jewish congregation to see the text that has just been read.

See also
  • (Hagbaha): מַגְבִּיהַּ (magbíah)
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