maapilim

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Pronunciations

maapilim (mah-ah-pee-LEEM) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Jews who immigrated illegally to Palestine during British control in the 1930s and 1940s - Aliyah Bet.

  • n. Biblical: the group of the Children of Israel that went, unauthorized, to the Land of Israel after the episode with the spies.

Example Sentences

  • "On the shores of Israel’s Mediterranean coast lies a defunct detention camp that now serves as a museum of the legacy of the Ma’apilim" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Modern Hebrew

Etymology

  • מעפילים ma'apilim

      • Who Uses This

      • Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there

      Regions

      • North America

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      Alternative Spellings

      ma'apilim

Notes

  • plural of ma'apil

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