shulchan
Shulchan is a Hebrew word meaning table. It appears in a variety of Jewish contexts, from everyday life to ancient ritual use, and it also serves as the basis for several important terms in Jewish law and literature.
In the Hebrew Bible, the term refers to tables used for meals and for ritual purposes. The
In rabbinic and liturgical literature, shulchan is sometimes used more broadly to denote any table for meals
In modern Hebrew, shulchan simply means “table” and is used for dining tables, desks, and other flat