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Churban

/ ˈxʊːrbən; xʊːrˈbɑn /

noun

  1. the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, first by the Babylonians in 587 bc and again by the Romans in 70 ad
  2. See holocaust
    another name for holocaust

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Origin of Churban1

literally: destruction

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