English
keriah
Keriah comes from Hebrew קְרִיעָה.
- Hebrew1880s–presentקְרִיעָהkri'a
- Englishearliest quotation 1976keriah
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentקְרִיעָהkri'a
- Englishearliest quotation 1976keriah
Earliest quotation: 1976, Isaac Klein, A Time To Be Born: “In Keriah for one’s father or mother, the garment…”
Every English word from Hebrew קְרִיעָה
Today it means
noun The ritual tearing of one’s clothes while in mourning, now typically the wearing of a torn black tie or ribbon.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew קְרִיעָה / keriah