Yeshivish glossary term
Aseres Hadibros
עשרת הדברות
Meaning
- Ten Commandments
- Decalogue read in the Torah on Shavuos
Alternate spellings
Aseret Hadibrot, Ten Commandments
Usage and context
Also appears in other Torah-reading contexts, but strongly associated with Shavuos morning.
- Category
- Shavuos
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
The shul is crowded for Aseres Hadibros.
Plain-English example
The synagogue is crowded for the Torah reading of the Ten Commandments.