Four Kinds
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Four Kinds is the common term for the four plant species (etrog, lulav, hadas, and aravah) used together in a central ritual observance of the Jewish festival of Sukkot.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish ritual object set
ⓘ
Sukkot observance ⓘ religious symbol ⓘ |
| aravahType | willow branches ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hallel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hoshanot NERFINISHED ⓘ Sukkah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blessingFormulaBegins | Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha-olam asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu ⓘ |
| blessingIncludes | al netilat lulav ⓘ |
| category |
Jewish holidays
ⓘ
Jewish ritual objects ⓘ Sukkot rituals ⓘ |
| centralRitual | waving of the Four Kinds ⓘ |
| commandedIn | Torah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedInBook | Leviticus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedInChapter | Leviticus 23 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedInVerse | Leviticus 23:40 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| correspondsToTerm | Arba Minim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etrogType | citron ⓘ |
| hadasType | myrtle branches ⓘ |
| halakhicStatus | biblical commandment ⓘ |
| handledBy | right hand and left hand together ⓘ |
| hasPart |
aravah
ⓘ
etrog ⓘ hadas ⓘ lulav ⓘ |
| HebrewName | Arba Minim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | English ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | four species ⓘ |
| lulavType | palm branch ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| requiresAravahQuantity | two willow branches (standard halakhic practice) ⓘ |
| requiresBlessing | yes ⓘ |
| requiresEtrogQuality | unblemished etrog ⓘ |
| requiresHadasQuantity | three myrtle branches (standard halakhic practice) ⓘ |
| requiresLulavQuality | closed central spine ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
connection to the Land of Israel
ⓘ
dependence on rain and agriculture ⓘ joy of the festival ⓘ unity of the Jewish people ⓘ |
| usedBy | Jews ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Hoshana Rabbah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
morning prayers on Sukkot ⓘ |
| usedIn | Sukkot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wavedToward |
down
ⓘ
east ⓘ north ⓘ south ⓘ up ⓘ west ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.