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Eretz Yisrael

Eretz Yisrael proper noun: israel.

Proper noun

Eretz Yisrael

  1. (Judaism) Israel
    • Nor do I claim to be vrsed in Talmudic lore about the profundity of Eretz Yisrael and the holiness of Jerusalem.1998, Dovid Rossoff, Where Heaven Touches Earth, page iii
    • He categorically states that there will not be a renewal of Jewish sovereignity ^([sic]) in Eretz Israel prior to the Mashiach, thus indicating that the Jews would, for the indefinite future, would remain in Europe.2006 February 28, YM, “Rabbi Wein on Robert Auman and parshas Vayishlach”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)

Origin of Eretz Yisrael

Borrowed from Hebrew אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל (“land of Israel”).

Questions about Eretz Yisrael

What does Eretz Yisrael mean?
Eretz Yisrael means israel.
What part of speech is Eretz Yisrael?
Eretz Yisrael is a proper noun.

Words near Eretz Yisrael in the dictionary

  1. erethizontoid
  2. erethizontoids
  3. Eretria
  4. Eretrian
  5. Eretrians
  6. Eretz Yisrael
  7. ereuthophobia
  8. ereuthrophobia
  9. EREV
  10. Erevan
  11. EREVs

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