חורבן

Hebrew

Root
ח־ר־ב‎

Etymology

Compare with Arabic خَرَاب‎ (ḵarāb).

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

Etymology

From Hebrew חורבן \ חֻרְבָּן‎ (khurbán).

Noun

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

  1. destruction, ruin

Proper noun

חורבן • (khurbn) m

  1. Holocaust (the mass murder of 6 million Jews by Nazi Germany)
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