Tiberias
Pronunciations
| Tiberias | (tye-BEE-ree-is) | listen |
Definitions
n. One of Judaism's four holy cities; the traditional burial place of Rambam and the site where the Jerusalem Talmud was finalized and the nikud system was developed.
Example Sentences
"Three American Yeshiva Bochrim on a 'Bein Hazminim trip' were injured in an early-morning crash in Teveriya." (source)
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
Etymology
טְבֶרְיָה
- Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
- Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there
- North America
- None
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Alternative Spellings
Teveriya, Teveriyah
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