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Etrog is also a nickname used for the Canadian Film Awards in the 1970's. The Etrog is used with the Lulav , Hadas ( myrtle ) and willow branch (Arava) at the Feast of Tabernacles , or Sukkot . Of the Four Species of plants enumerated in Leviticus xxiii. 40, on which the carrying of the lulav is based, tradition takes "the fruit of the goodly tree" (, properly "the fruit of a fair or noble tree") to designate the citron . The Arabic name for the fruit, itranj اترنج is cognate with the Hebrew. The itranj is mentioned favorably in the hadith . The citron (κίτρον, κίτριον); Citrusfruit of a tree of the orange and lemon family. It is oblong in shape, and sometimes as much as six inches in length. The skin is thick, somewhat hard, fragrant, and covered with protuberances; the pulp is white and subacid. Modern naturalists assume the north of India to be its native home; but it passed to the countries of the Mediterranean from Media or Persia ; hence the name of the tree, "Citrus medica," and of the fruit, "Malum medica," or "Malum Persica". It is therefore possible that the Jews brought the tree with them from Babylonia to Eretz Yisrael on their return from the Babylonian Captivity . Based on content from 1901-1906 Jewish Encyclopedia. Please update as needed. v t e1
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A diagram of the Halachic properties of an etrog Etrog ( ) refers to the yellow citron or Citrus medica used by Jews on the week-long holiday of Sukkot .While in modern Hebrew this is the name for any variety citron, its English usage is commonly applied only to those varieties and specimens typically used for the Jewish ritual as one of the Four species .In any case, it doesn't apply only to one specific variety .The romanization as Etrog is according to the Sephardic pronunciation, widely used in Israel through Modern Hebrew .The Ashkenazi pronunciation as in Yiddish , is esrog or esrig .Rarely it could also be transliterated as Ethrog even in scholarly work, which is according to the Yemenite Hebrew .Etrog page by the CVC of UCR The Citrus Industry
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An Israeli Etrog , with Pitam and Gartel Etrog (Plural: etrogim, ) refers to the yellow citron or Citrus medica used by Jewish people on the week-long holiday of Sukkot , as one of the Four species .Together with a Lulav , Hadass and Aravah , the etrog is to be taken in each Jewish hand.
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An Israeli etrog , with pitam and gartel (ridge around the center) Etrog ( , plural: etrogim ; Ashkenazi Hebrew : esrog , plural: esrogim ) is the yellow citron or Citrus medica used by Jews during the week-long holiday of Sukkot as one of the four species .Together with the lulav , hadass , and aravah , the etrog is taken in hand and held or waved during specific portions of the holiday prayers.Special care is often given to selecting an etrog for the performance of the Sukkot holiday rituals.
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Edible fruit cultivar For other uses, see Etrog (disambiguation) . An Israeli etrog , with pitam and gartel (ridge around the center) Etrog ( , plural: etrogim ; Ashkenazi Hebrew : esrog , plural: esrogim ) is the yellow citron or Citrus medica used by Jews during the week-long holiday of Sukkot as one of the four species . Together with the lulav , hadass , and aravah , the etrog is taken in hand and held or waved during specific portions of the holiday prayers. Special care is often given to selecting an etrog for the performance of the Sukkot holiday rituals. "In Calabria, rabbis and farmers continue a 2,000-year-old etrog tradition | the Times of Israel" .The Times of Israel .
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Edible fruit cultivar For other uses, see Etrog (disambiguation) . An Israeli etrog , with pitam and gartel (ridge around the center) Etrog ( Hebrew : אֶתְרוֹג , plural: etrogim ; Ashkenazi Hebrew : esrog , plural: esrogim ) is the yellow citron ( Citrus medica ) used by Jews during the weeklong holiday of Sukkot as one of the four species . Together with the lulav , hadass , and aravah , the etrog is taken in hand and held or waved during specific portions of the holiday prayers. Special care is often given to selecting an etrog for the performance of the Sukkot holiday rituals. "In Calabria, rabbis and farmers continue a 2,000-year-old etrog tradition | the Times of Israel" . The Times of Israel .
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nickname used for the canadian film awards in the 1970's
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yellow citron or citrus medica used by jews during the week-long holiday of sukkot as one of the four species
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