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Yeshivish glossary term

kever

קבר

Meaning

  • grave
  • burial place

Usage and context

Common Hebrew/Yeshivish term for a grave.

Category
mourning - burial
Language origin
Hebrew

Example in Yeshivish

They went to the kever on the yahrzeit.

Plain-English example

They visited the grave on the anniversary of the death.