Heb. Mourning period of seven days.
Seven day period (or three days in Reform Judaism) of formal mourning when a family gathers to grieve for a loved one who has died.
(SHIH-vah) The first, most intense, seven-day period of mourning. Hebrew for “seven.
literally, Hebrew for "seven." This usually conveys the idea of the seven days of mourning following the death of an immediate member of the family. p. 65, 152