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Olam Haba

Olam Haba proper noun: the Jewish afterlife or mythic future, usually thought to occur after the coming of the Messiah, in which the righteous are rewarded for their good deeds and the wicked punished for their evil deeds.

Proper noun

Olam Haba

  1. (Judaism) The Jewish afterlife or mythic future, usually thought to occur after the coming of the Messiah, in which the righteous are rewarded for their good deeds and the wicked punished for their evil deeds
    • Maybe the idea is that such a person will have it "made up" to them in Olam HaBa.1997 January 11, li...@interport.net, “Lesbianism in Halakha”, in soc.culture.jewish (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    world to come

Synonyms of Olam Haba

Forms of Olam Haba

alternative formOlam HaBa
alternative formOlom Haba

Origin of Olam Haba

From Hebrew העולם הבא.

Questions about Olam Haba

What does Olam Haba mean?
Olam Haba means the Jewish afterlife or mythic future, usually thought to occur after the coming of the Messiah, in which the righteous are rewarded for their good deeds and the wicked punished for their evil deeds.
What part of speech is Olam Haba?
Olam Haba is a proper noun.

Words near Olam Haba in the dictionary

  1. olalliberries
  2. olalliberry
  3. olallieberries
  4. olallieberry
  5. olam
  6. Olam Haba
  7. Olam Hazeh
  8. olamine
  9. olams
  10. Olancha
  11. Olancho

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