Yeshivish glossary term
besamim
בשמים
Meaning
- fragrant spices
- spices used for the Havdalah blessing
Alternate spellings
besomim
Usage and context
At Havdalah, fragrant spices are smelled with a blessing in the standard Saturday-night service.
- Category
- everyday religious objects
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
Pass the besamim around.
Plain-English example
Pass the fragrant spices around.