Eretz Yisroel

Pronunciations

Eretz Yisrael

(EH-rets yis-rah-EHL)

Definitions

• n. Israel.
  

Example Sentences

• "My late father's levaye was in Eretz Yisroel."
  

• "Yitzhak isn't here, he's in Erets Yisroel for his sister's wedding." (Glinert)
  

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew
• Modern Hebrew

Etymology

• ארץ ישראל erets Yisra'el 'The Land of Israel'
  

Who Uses This

• Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
• Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there

Regions

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

• The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
• The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
• The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
• Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
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Alternative Spellings

Erets Yisrael, Erets Yisroel, Eretz Yisrael, Eretz Yisra'el, Erets Yisra'el