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olim

olim is the plural of oleh.

Meaning of oleh

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

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Proper noun capitalized: Olim

Olim (plural Olims)

  1. A surname from Portuguese of Flemish origin.

Forms of olim

pluralOlims

Origin of olim

Borrowed from Hebrew עולים (olím).

Borrowed from Portuguese Olim.

Questions about olim

What does olim mean?
Olim means a surname from Portuguese of Flemish origin.
What is olim the plural of?
Olim is the plural of oleh.
What part of speech is olim?
Olim is a proper noun.

Words near olim in the dictionary

  1. oligrotrophic
  2. oliguria
  3. oligurias
  4. oliguric
  5. oligæmia
  6. olim
  7. Olimpiada
  8. Olimpico
  9. Olims
  10. Olin
  11. Olinda

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Adapted from Wiktionary: olim (page history and authors); Olim (page history and authors); oleh (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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