הגבהה
Hebrew
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־)
- (uncountable) Lifting, raising.
- (countable) A lifting, a raising.
- (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)