Sochnut

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Pronunciations

Sochnut (sawkh-NOOT) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The Jewish Agency for Israel, the largest Jewish non-profit organization in the world.

Example Sentences

  • "The Jewish Agency, also known as the Sochnut, has two main goals: To help Jews from around the world to emigrate to Israel and to strengthen Jewish identity." (source)

  • "What size are the apartments that the Sochnut provides Russian families?" (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Modern Hebrew

Etymology

  • הסוכנות היהודית לארץ ישראל ha-sochnut ha-yehudit l'erets yisra'el, lit. 'the Jewish agency for Israel'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      Sokhnut

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