Exodus

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Exodus (EKS-ih-dis) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The second book of the Torah, called Shemot in Hebrew.

  • n. The Biblical narrative in which the enslaved Israelites were freed from slavery in ancient Egypt under the leadership of Moses and journeyed for forty years in the wilderness toward the Land of Canaan.

Example Sentences

  • "The Jewish people have been reliving and identifying with the Exodus from Egypt for centuries, that is a real part of our history whether or not the Exodus was a historical event." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • English

Etymology

  • Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἔξοδος éxodos > Latin Exodus

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Non-Jews: (words that have spread outside of Jewish networks)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      Book of Exodus

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