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Bilu

Bilu proper noun: a Jewish movement for the agricultural settlement of the Land of Israel.

Proper noun

Bilu

  1. (historical) A Jewish movement for the agricultural settlement of the Land of Israel.

Origin of Bilu

From Hebrew ביל״ו, an acronym based on a verse from the Book of Isaiah (2:5): "בית יעקב לכו ונלכה" ("House of Jacob, let us go [up]").

Questions about Bilu

What does Bilu mean?
Bilu means a Jewish movement for the agricultural settlement of the Land of Israel.
What part of speech is Bilu?
Bilu is a proper noun.

Words near Bilu in the dictionary

  1. biltongue
  2. biltongues
  3. Biltons
  4. Biltz
  5. Biltzes
  6. Bilu
  7. Bilucao
  8. Biluchistan
  9. bilunabirotunda
  10. bilunate
  11. bilwa

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