חורבן

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Hebrew

Root
ח־ר־ב (kh-r-b)

Etymology

Compare with Arabic خَرَاب (ḵarāb).

Pronunciation

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Noun

חורבן / חֻרְבָּן • (khurbán) m (plural indefinite חורבנות / חֻרְבָּנוֹת, singular construct חורבן / חֻרְבַּן־, plural construct חורבנות / חֻרְבְּנוֹת־)

  1. destruction
    חורבן בית המקדש
    khurbán beit hamikdásh
    The destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem

Yiddish

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Etymology

From Hebrew חורבן / חֻרְבָּן (khurbán).

Pronunciation

Noun

חורבן • (khurbn) m, plural חורבנות (khurbones)

  1. destruction, ruin

Proper noun

חורבן • (Khurbn) m

  1. Abbreviation of חורבן אייראָפּע (Khurbn Eyrope): Holocaust
  2. The sociolect of Yiddish spoken in camps during the Holocaust.

References

  • Pollin-Galay, H. (2024). Occupied Words: What the Holocaust did to Yiddish. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN: 978-1512825909
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