mivtza

Edit

Pronunciations

mivtza (meet-TZAH) listen

Record a Pronunciation

Definitions

  • n. A campaign run by Chabad to encourage Jewish observance.

Example Sentences

  • "Each Friday, my friends and I take the train to the city to do mivtzoim."

Record a Sentence

Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • מבצע 'project, operation' (plural מבצעים‎ mivtzaim)

      • Who Uses This

      • Chabad: Jews affiliated with the Chabad Lubavitch movement

      Regions

      • Australia / New Zealand
      • South Africa
      • Great Britain
      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      mivtsah, mivtzah, mivtsa, mivtzo, mivtso

Notes

  • plural: 'mivtzoim'


    This term is also used in Modern Hebrew to describe military missions conducted by the Israeli military and security apparatus.

Edit     Something missing from this entry? Inaccurate? Feel free to suggest an edit.