• (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
• a progression from simpler to more complex forms
• a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
• vegetation that has grown
• the gradual beginning or coming forth
• (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)
• a major Jewish festival beginning on the eve of the 15th of Tishri and commemorating the shelter of the Israelites during their 40 years in the wilderness
• A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for Yom Tov.
• The commandment to separate a portion of bread or bread dough for the cohanim (Numbers 15:17–21); in contemporary practice, the portion is burned until inedible.
• The portion separated in fulfillment of the above.
• A selection from the books of Nevi'im and Ketuvim of the Tanach, usually corresponding to the week's parashah, publicly read in synagogue following the parashah.
• A selection from the books of Nevi'im and Ketuvim of the Tanach, usually corresponding to the week's parashah, publicly read in synagogue following the parashah.
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