Dor Haflagah

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  • n. The generation of the Tower of Babel.

Example Sentences

  • "However, since the things that Dor Haflagah did have now become part of human nature, they were not forbidden to Israel, but rather Hashem gave us a Torah whereby civilization, material progress through the transformation of nature and urbanization would not become evil." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • דּוֹר הַפְּלָגָה, lit. 'the generation of the division'

      • 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

      Dor Haflaga

Notes

  • Definitions were contributed from Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow.

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