Holiday — Chag

What does “Chag” mean in Hebrew?

“Chag” (חַג) is the Hebrew word for holiday, festival, feast, or pilgrimage celebration.
It comes from the root ח־ג־ג, meaning to celebrate, to dance, or to make a pilgrimage.

Learn how to say “Holiday — Chag” (חג)—It expresses the idea of offering the highest quality of what we have—our energy, our resources, our devotion, and our gratitude.

In the Hebrew Bible, chag is used to describe the three major pilgrimage festivals:

• Feast of Weeks (Pentecost)
• Feast of Unleavened Bread
• Feast of Tabernacles