se·phi·rah \sə̇ˈfērə\adjective Etymology: Hebrew sĕphīrāh counting, from sĕphōr to count; from the custom of formally counting the 49 days according to the Commandment in Lev 23:15-16 : of, relating to or constituting one of the 49 days of Omer < during the sephirah days … no marriages may take place — H.E.Goldin >