nes gadol hayah sham

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Pronunciations

nes gadol hayah sham (NESS gah-DOL hah-YAH SHAM) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "Does anyone know of an early source (Rishonim or earlier) for the phrase 'Nes Gadol Haya Sham?'" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • נס גדול היה שם 'lit. a great miracle happened there'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

      Alternative Spellings

      nes gadol haya sham

Notes

  • The word שם sham there is replaced by פה po here when uttered in Israel.

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