Eretz Yisrael

Eretz Israel

/ Hebrew (ˈɛrets jisˈrɑeɪl, Yiddish ˈɛrets jisrɑˈeɪl) /


nounJudaism
  1. the Holy Land; Israel

  2. the concept, favoured by some extreme Zionists, of a Jewish state the territory of which matched the largest expanse of biblical Israel

Origin of Eretz Yisrael

1
literally: Land of Israel

Words Nearby Eretz Yisrael

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