Definitions for sher
sher

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1. Sher

   A sher or sherele is a dance and musical form in Eastern European Jewish folk music, notably Klezmer music. The sher is a set dance in 4/4 march-like tempo. The set is made up of four couples in a square formation, similar to a quadrille or square dance formation. There are many figures used, such as couples advancing, retiring, changing places, couples visiting, circling, threading the needle, etc. The "sher" figure involves two opposite men advancing towards each other and then crossing past each other turning as the pass. "Sher" means "scissors" in Yiddish, and the name of the dance may come from the sher figure that is thought to imitate the cutting action of scissors. Michael Alpert of the klezmer band Brave Old World has written the following description of the dance: "The sher is one of the most popular and widespread East European Jewish figure dances. Dating from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it is similar to the American square dance, the Russian kadril [quadrille] and other urban and rural figure dances originating in northern and central Europe of the past 150 years. Calling for individual, couple and group participation, the sher functions as one of the richest venues for both social interaction and individual expression in the East European Jewish dance repertoire."

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1. SHER

   What does SHER stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the SHER acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. SHER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sher is ranked #11669 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Sher surname appeared 2,687 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Sher.
   
   84% or 2,257 total occurrences were White.
   12.6% or 341 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.4% or 39 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.2% or 34 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 16 total occurrences were Black.

Anagrams for sher »

1. resh

2. hers

How to pronounce sher?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say sher in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sher in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sher in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of sher in a Sentence

1. Sharif Aminyar:

   It was joint operation from ISIS and Taliban, the Taliban were led by Mullah Nader and [ISIS] was headed by Sher Mohammed Ghazanfar.

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References

1. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sher
2. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html