sherut

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Pronunciations

sherut (shay-ROOT) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A taxi service used in Israel.

  • n. A ride in such a taxi.

Example Sentences

  • "You should take a sherut from the Ben Gurion Airport to Jerusalem."

  • "You'll find there's a sherut direct from downtown Haifa to Jerusalem." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Modern Hebrew

Etymology

  • שֵׁרוּת sheirút, lit. 'service'

      • Who Uses This

      • Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there

      Regions

      • North America
      • Australia / New Zealand
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      sheirut, shayrut, sheyrut

Notes

  • Can also refer to 'sherut l'umi', a national service done in lieu of army service in Israel.

    See also shnat sherut.

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