ModHeb

ModHeb
Modern Hebrew.
Also, Mod. Heb.

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  • ModHeb — abbrev. Modern Hebrew …   English World dictionary

  • ModHeb — Modern Hebrew. Also, Mod. Heb …   Useful english dictionary

  • Masora — or Masorah [mə sō′rə] n. 〚ModHeb māsōrāh, tradition < LHeb māsōreth〛 1. all the accumulated Jewish tradition concerning the correct Hebrew text of the Holy Scriptures 2. the marginal notes on manuscripts of the Holy Scriptures embodying this… …   Universalium

  • Shoah — [shō′ə] n. 〚ModHeb šo ah < Heb, devastation, catastrophe〛 THE HOLOCAUST (see phrase under HOLOCAUST): usually with the * * * Sho·ah (shōʹə) n. The mass murder of European Jews by the Nazis during World War II.   [Hebrew šô’â …   Universalium

  • Haganah — /hah gah nah /, n. the underground Jewish militia in Palestine (1920 48) that became the national army of Israel after the partition of Palestine in 1948. [ < ModHeb hagana lit., defense, Heb hagannah] * * * (1920–48) Zionist military… …   Universalium

  • halutz — /khah loohts /, n., pl. halutzim Seph. /khah looh tseem /; Ashk. /khah looh tsim/. Hebrew. a person who immigrates to Israel to establish or join a settlement for accomplishing tasks, as clearing the land or planting trees, that are necessary to… …   Universalium

  • hora — /hawr euh, hohr euh/, n. a traditional Rumanian and Israeli round dance. [1875 80; < ModHeb horah < Rumanian hora < Turk hora] * * * ▪ Greek mythology plural  Horae,         in Greco Roman mythology, any one of the personifications of the seasons …   Universalium

  • kibbutz — /ki boots , boohts /, n., pl. kibbutzim / boot seem /. (in Israel) a community settlement, usually agricultural, organized under collectivist principles. [1930 35; < ModHeb kibus; cf. Heb qibbus gathering] * * * Israeli communal settlement in… …   Universalium

  • Knesset — /knes et/, n. the unicameral parliament of Israel. [1945 50; < ModHeb kneset, post Biblical Heb kaneseth gathering] * * * (Hebrew: Assembly ) Unicameral national legislature of Israel. The first Knesset opened in 1949. Its name and the number of… …   Universalium

  • Modern Hebrew — the living language of modern Israel, a revived form of ancient Hebrew. Abbr.: ModHeb Also called New Hebrew. [1970 75] * * * …   Universalium

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