Eretz HaKadosh
Pronunciations
| Eretz HaKadosh | (EH-rehts hah-kah-DOHSH) | listen |
Definitions
n. The Land of Israel.
Example Sentences
"This alone should be enough to shake up Jews living outside the Land of Israel, and make them seriously think about aliyah. The Talmud was written unbiasedly by BABYLONIAN Jews, at a time it was unsafe to travel there. How much more so do their words ring true today, when it is MUCH safer and FAR more convenient to live in Eretz HaKadosh." (source)
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
Etymology
אֶרֶץ הַקֹּדֶשׁ, lit. 'the holy land'
- Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
- North America
- None
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Alternative Spellings
Erets HaKadosh, Erets Ha-Kadosh, Eretz Ha-Kadosh
Notes
Definitions were contributed from Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow.
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