Ma'arat HaMachpelah
Pronunciations
| Ma'arat HaMachpelah | (mah-ah-RAHT hah-mahkh-peh-LAH) | listen |
Definitions
n. The Cave of the Patriarchs; the burial site in Hebron believed to contain the remains of the Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and the Matriarchs Sarah, Rebekah, and Leah.
Example Sentences
"We have people who come in wheelchairs, people who can’t walk, pregnant women, old people that want to visit Ma’arat HaMachpelah." (source)
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
Etymology
מְעָרַת הַמַּכְפֵּלָה
- Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
- North America
- None
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Alternative Spellings
Ma'arat HaMachpela, Ma'aras HaMachpela, Ma'aras HaMachpelah, Ma'aras HaMachpeilah, Ma'aras HaMachpeila, Ma'aras HaMachpaila, Maaras HaMachpaila, Maaras HaMachpeila, Maaras HaMachpeilah, Maarat HaMachpelah, Maarat HaMachpela, Maaras HaMachpela, Maaras HaMachpelah, Maras HaMachpelah, Maras HaMachpela, Marat HaMachpela, Marat HaMachpelah
Notes
Definitions were contributed from Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow.
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