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oleh

/oʊˈlɛ/

oleh noun: a Jew who has recently made aliyah to Israel; an immigrant to Israel.

Noun

oleh (plural olim or olehs)

  1. A Jew who has recently made aliyah to Israel; an immigrant to Israel.
  2. Someone who makes an aliyah for a Torah-reading.
    • The benediction recited by the oleh before reading the portion of the Torah.1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 106

Proper noun capitalized: Oleh

Oleh (plural -s)

  1. A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Оле́г (Oléh), equivalent to Oleg.

Forms of oleh

Noun
pluralolim
pluralolehs
Proper noun
plural-s

Origin of oleh

Borrowed from Hebrew עוֹלֶה (olé).

Questions about oleh

What does oleh mean?
Oleh means a Jew who has recently made aliyah to Israel; an immigrant to Israel.
What part of speech is oleh?
Oleh can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce oleh?
Oleh is pronounced /oʊˈlɛ/.
What is the plural of oleh?
The plural of oleh is olim.

Words near oleh in the dictionary

  1. olefine
  2. olefines
  3. olefinic
  4. olefins
  5. Oleg
  6. oleh
  7. olehs
  8. oleic
  9. oleic acid
  10. oleiculture
  11. oleicum

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