Yehuda VeShomron

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Pronunciations

Yehuda VeShomron (yeh-hoo-DAH veh-shom-ROHN) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Judea and Samaria; an area in central Israel along the country's eastern border with Jordan; also known as the West Bank.

Example Sentences

  • "How do they feel about living in Yehuda ve-Shomron?" (Glinert)

  • "I live in Maaleh Adumim in Yehuda Veshomron and i walk the streets of the City of David and the Shiloach (Old Yemenite Village) and in the alleyways of the Old City in united Jerusalem including the old Jewish Quarter."

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Languages of Origin

  • Modern Hebrew

Etymology

  • יְהוּדָה וְשׁוֹמְרוֹן yehudá veshomrón; in the Bible, the land south of Jerusalem was called Judea, and the land to the north of Jerusalem was called Samaria

      • 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

      Yehuda ve-Shomron, Yehuda ve-Shomron, Yehuda v'Shomron, Yehuda ve'Shomron, Yehuda ve Shomron

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