teshuva

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Etymology

From Hebrew תְּשׁוּבָה (t'shuvá, teshuva, literally return), from ש־ו־ב (return).

Noun

teshuva (uncountable)

  1. (Judaism) The Jewish concept of penitence.
    • 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 161:
      The message that through sincere teshuvah and resolution, light and gladness can be achieved by all, is most fitting for the opening of the Yom Kippur service.

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