Halévy

[a-ley-vee]

noun

1. Fromental Jacques François Fromental Élie Lévy, 1790–1862, French composer, especially of operas.

2. his nephew Ludovic 1834–1908, French novelist and playwright: librettist in collaboration with Henri Meilhac.

Halévy

/ alevi /

noun

1. ( Jacques François ) Fromental (fromɛ̃tal), original name Elias Levy . 1799–1862, French composer, noted for his operas, which include La Juive (1835)

2. his nephew, Ludovic (lydɔvik). 1834–1908, French dramatist and novelist, who collaborated with Meilhac on opera libretti

Example Sentences

In the 20 months since the war in Gaza began, Amit Halevy has been spat at, screamed at, and pelted with rocks and eggs in Israel's streets, all because she was calling for peace.

From BBC

Amit Halevy, the protestor who described the abuse she received at peace demonstrations, decided several months ago to leave Israel for a while and head to America, to find respite from the daily confrontation with her compatriots.

From BBC

“The question is whether Israel is going to retaliate immediately, or surprise the Iranians in one way or another,” said Efraim Halevy, who served as director of Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency, during the latter part of Mr. Netanyahu’s first term in the 1990s.

From New York Times

Gen. Herzi Halevy, the Israeli military chief of staff, said on Saturday that the three hostages had done “everything so that we would understand” that they were harmless.

From New York Times

"We found that variations in the isotopic composition of pyrite are mostly a function of the depositional environment in which the pyrite formed," Halevy said.

From Science Daily