This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
moshav
[ moh-shahv ]
/ moʊˈʃɑv /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun, plural mo·sha·vim [moh-shah-veem]. /ˌmoʊ ʃɑˈvim/.
a cooperative community in Israel made up of small farm units.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
Compare kibbutz.
Origin of moshav
1930–35; < Mod Hebrew moshav,Hebrew mōshābh dwelling
Words nearby moshav
Moses-in-the-cradle, Moses Lake, mosey, MOSFET, mosh, moshav, mosher, Moshesh, Moshi, Moshoeshoe II, mosh pit
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use moshav in a sentence
The company, A. B. Planners, won the tender to build the moshav with at a cost of $400 million.
British Dictionary definitions for moshav
moshav
/ (Hebrew mɔˈʃav) /
noun plural -shavim (-ʃaˈvim)
a cooperative settlement in Israel, consisting of a number of small farms
Word Origin for moshav
C20: from Hebrew mōshābh a dwelling
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012