dveykut
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Hebrew דְּבֵקוּת (literally “attachment, devotion”).
Noun
[edit]dveykut
- (Judaism, uncountable) Intense devotion or piety.
- 2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 95:
- The Rebbe approached the bima and before responding, sang a nigun that was filled with intense dveykut.
- A slow rapturous Jewish melody
- 2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 116:
- The dveykut that accompanied the groom as he walked down the aisle to the chupah was truly inspirational.