emes velt

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Definitions

  • n. The world to come; the messianic age; heaven.

Example Sentences

  • "I'll see you in the emes velt."

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish
  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • Y אמת וועלט emes velt, lit. 'true world'

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      emet velt, emese velt, emesse velt

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