oylem hoemes

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Pronunciations

olam haemet (oh-LAHM hah-eh-MEHT) listen

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

  • "But if it turn[s] out in oylem homes youre right then you'll have to give me 'mikhile' keshmo. Until then I'll live in sin-- wouldn't you?" (source)

  • "But in the olam haemet, the world of truth above, all will get their due reward and punishment." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH עולם האמת olám haemét, lit. 'true world' > Y עולם־האמת oylem-hoemes

      • 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

      olam haemet, olam ha-emet, olam ha-emet

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