eruv
/ˈɛɹʊv/noun
eruv is spelled E-R-U-V: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, eruv means “An eruv chatzerot; ritual aggregation of properties that allows Jews observing traditional Shabbat rules to carry burdens across property lines” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of eruv is eruvs or eruvim.
How many letters and syllables are in eruv?
| Letters | 4: E-R-U-V |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is eruv?
Eruv appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce eruv?
- /ˈɛɹʊv/
- /ˈeɪ.ɹʊv/
- /-ɹuv/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of eruv
- eruvs plural
- eruvim plural
- eruvin plural
- erub
- eiruv
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does eruv mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An eruv chatzerot; ritual aggregation of properties that allows Jews observing traditional Shabbat rules to carry burdens across property lines.
Sam is sad that people don't visit him at home on Shabbos because he lives outside the eruv.
- 2
One of the other types of eruv; an eruv tavshilin or eruv techumin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Eruv in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense eruv chatzerot, ritual aggregation of domains:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | érouv |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does eruv come from?
Borrowed from Hebrew עירוב / עֵרוּב (eirúv, “mixture”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).