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Righteous Among the Nations

Righteous Among the Nations adjective: title given to a gentile who risked his or her life during the Holocaust to save Jews.

Adjective

Righteous Among the Nations (not comparable)

  1. (Israel) Title given to a gentile who risked his or her life during the Holocaust to save Jews.

Noun

Righteous Among the Nations (plural Righteous Among the Nations)

  1. (Israel) A gentile who risked his or her life during the Holocaust to save Jews.

Righteous Among the Nations meaning in Arabic and Indonesian

Righteous Among the Nations in Arabic

non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust
صالِح بَيْن الأُمَم ṣāliḥ bayn al-ʔumam

Righteous Among the Nations in Indonesian

non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust
Orang Benar di antara Bangsa-bangsa

Forms of Righteous Among the Nations

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Origin of Righteous Among the Nations

Translation of Hebrew חסיד אומות העולם / חֲסִיד אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם (khasíd 'umót ha'olám, literally “righteous [one] of the nations of the world”).

Questions about Righteous Among the Nations

What does Righteous Among the Nations mean?
Righteous Among the Nations means title given to a gentile who risked his or her life during the Holocaust to save Jews.
What is Righteous Among the Nations in Arabic?
Righteous Among the Nations in Arabic is صالِح بَيْن الأُمَم (ṣāliḥ bayn al-ʔumam). See Righteous Among the Nations meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Righteous Among the Nations?
Righteous Among the Nations can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Righteous Among the Nations in the dictionary

  1. rightened
  2. rightening
  3. rightens
  4. righteo
  5. righteous
  6. Righteous Among the Nations
  7. righteoused
  8. righteouses
  9. righteousing
  10. righteously
  11. righteousness

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