shetach

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Pronunciations

shetach (SHEH-takh) listen
Shtachim (shtah-KHEEM) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A living area or group of cabins or tents at a Jewish summer camp.

  • n. (chiefly plural: 'Shtachim') Israel-administered territories acquired in 1967; Judea and Samaria, Gaza, and Golan.

Example Sentences

  • "Go to your shtachim for menucha!"

  • "Is this new town inside the Green Line or in the Shtachim?" (Glinert)

  • "I have family in the shtachim [the West Bank] and I have family on a kibbutz. I do think there’s a tremendous amount of misunderstanding about Israel and about Zionism, and that’s very frustrating." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Modern Hebrew

Etymology

  • שֶׁטַח shetakh 'area, territory'

      • Who Uses This

      • Camp: Jews who attend or work at a Jewish overnight summer camp
      • Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      shetakh, Shetakhim, Shtakhim, Shtachim, Shetachim

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