Eretz Israel

American  

[er-its] / ˈɛr ɪts /

Sephardic Hebrew Eretz Yisrael

noun

1. the land of Israel.

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Etymology

Origin of Eretz Israel

From Hebrew ereṣ yiśrāʾēl

Example Sentences

There, she worked on a farm, lived on a kibbutz and, with thousands of other idealistic European Jews who had moved to Eretz Israel, pursued the dream of creating a Jewish state.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I had learnt that my wife was leaving for Eretz Israel.”

From New York Times

For decades, Israeli governments, pursuing the colonization of the entirety of “Eretz Israel,” have systematically destroyed the prerequisites for a solution involving a contiguous, sustainable, sovereign Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.

From The Guardian

Soon after the Ulm’s visit — and a section of the book related to this patient is wittily titled “Ersatz Israel,” a play on Eretz Israel, the broadest biblical term for that land — an ersatz Dr. Paul O’Rourke begins appearing online, first as a Red Sox enthusiast, then as a spouter of religious dogma.

From New York Times

“When I had the opportunity to stand up for Eretz Israel I did, at the top of my lungs,” Mr. Weiner said.

From New York Times