machzor

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מחזור‎.

Noun

machzor (plural machzors or machzorim)

  1. (Judaism) A prayerbook for a Jewish holiday.

Usage notes

Most commonly refers to the prayerbooks for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, because their liturgies are so expanded from everyday prayer. However, machzor properly refers to a prayerbook meant for any Yom Tov.

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