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Line 35: ==={{anchor\|Shemini}}''Shemini:'' "Eighth Day" of Sukkot=== When Shemini Atzeret is mentioned in the [[Torah]] (Pentateuch), it is always mentioned in the context of the seven-day festival of [[Sukkot]], the Feast of Tabernacles, which it immediately follows. For example, Sukkot is described in detail in [[Emor#Sixth reading — Leviticus 23:33–44\|Leviticus 23:~~33-43~~33–43]].<ref><span class="plainlinks">{{bibleref\|Leviticus\|23:33–43\|HE}}</span></ref> Shemini Atzeret is mentioned there only in verses 36 and 39. The [[Hebrew language\|Hebrew]] word ''shemini'' means ''eighth''. This refers to the date of Shemini Atzeret relative to Sukkot; it falls on the eighth day.<ref group=note>In the terminology of the modern [[Hebrew calendar]], Sukkot occurs on 15–21 Tishrei, and Shemini Atzeret on 22 Tishrei.</ref> It is therefore often assumed that Shemini Atzeret is simply the eighth day of Sukkot. That characterization, however, is only partly accurate.

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