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1. Seliḥah (Plural, Seliḥot): Penitential prayers; perhaps the oldest portion of the synagogal compositions known under the term of Piyyuṭim. The word "seliḥah" (from "salaḥ" = "he forgave") is particularly used in the Hagiographa as meaning "forgiveness"; in the Middle Ages it was employed to designate ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]