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The four species ((ヘブライ語:ארבעת המינים) ', also called ''arba'a minim'') are four plants mentioned in the Torah (Leviticus 23:40) as being relevant to Sukkot.〔Arye Forta Judaism - Page 55 - 1995 "The four species are all plants that need an abundance of water, and at the end of Sukkot, prayers for rain will be said."〕 Karaite Jews build their Sukkot out of branches from the four specified plants (see Other interpretations), while Rabbinic Jews take three types of branches and one type of fruit which are held together and waved in a special ceremony during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. The waving of the four plants is a mitzvah prescribed by the Torah, and contains symbolic allusions to a Jew's service of God. ==List of the four plants== The mitzvah of waving the Four Species derives from the Torah. In Leviticus, it states: In Leviticus 23:40 the Hebrew terms for the four plants are: * ''‘êṣ hāḏār'' (עֵץ הָדָר), magnificent/beautiful trees * ''təmārîm'' (תְּמָרִים), palm trees * ''‘êṣ ‘āḇōṯ'' (עֵץ־עָבֹת), thick/leafy trees * ''‘arḇê-nāḥal'' (עַרְבֵי נַחַל), willows of the brook/valley In Talmudic tradition, the four plants are identified as: *''etrog'' (אתרוג) – the fruit of a citron tree *''lulav'' (לולב) – a ripe, green, closed frond from a date palm tree *''hadass'' (הדס) – boughs with leaves from the myrtle tree *''aravah'' (ערבה) – branches with leaves from the willow tree 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「four species」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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