Ushpizin
English
Etymology
From Hebrew אושפיזין.
Noun
Ushpizin pl (plural only)
- the seven guests who spiritually visit the sukkah during Sukkot.
- 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 322:
- In the Syrian tradition the eight stanzas, honoring the seven Ushpizin plus Elisha and Melekh hamashi'ah, are assigned to different worshipers to recite.