kol yisrael chaverim

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Pronunciations

kol yisrael chaverim (kol yees-rah-EL khah-veh-REEM) listen

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Definitions

  • sent. 'All Jews are friends'.

Example Sentences

  • "It is so nice to know that all around the world, despite all our differences, kol yisrael chaverim."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • כל ישראל חברים kol yisrael chaverim, lit. 'all of [the people of] Israel are friends'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      kol israel haverim, kol yisrael chaverim, kol israel chaverim, kol yisrael khaverim

Notes

  • This saying is part of the Blessing for a New Month in synagogue.

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