Bein Hametzarim

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Pronunciations

Bein Hametzarim

(BAYN hah-meh-tsah-REEM)

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Definitions

n. A period of semi-mourning between Shiva Asar Betamuz, when the walls of Jerusalem were breached before the destruction of the Second Temple, and Tisha b'Av, when the First and Second Temples were destroyed.

Example Sentences

"A Rabbi of a kfar in Israel said over, there was a time when I was taking a group of tourists from South Africa in Israel during the Ben Hametzarim, the days after the 17th of Tamuz leading to Tisha B’av." (source)

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Languages of Origin

Textual Hebrew

Etymology

בין המצרים, lit. 'Between the Straits (as in dire straits)'

Who Uses This

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

Regions

North America

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Alternative Spellings

Beyn Hametzarim, Bayn Hametzarim, Ben Hametzarim, Ben Hametsarim, Bayn Hametsarim, Beyn Hametsarim, Bein Hametsarim, Bein ha-Metzarim, Bein ha-Metsarim, Ben ha-Metsarim, Ben ha-Metzarim

Notes

Also called Three Weeks.

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