aliyah
See also: Aliyah
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Hebrew עלייה \ עֲלִיָּה (aliyá, “ascent”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əliːˈjɑː/ (all senses)
- IPA(key): /əˈliːjə/ (usually only the "Torah reading" sense)
Noun
aliyah (plural aliyahs or aliyot or aliyoth or aliyos)
- (Judaism, countable) The calling up of someone to the bimah for the reading of the Torah.
- (uncountable) The immigration of Jews to Israel.
- (countable) One of the major waves of immigration of Jews to Israel.
Usage notes
- The plural used for the "wave of immigration" sense is almost exclusively aliyot.
Antonyms
- (immigration from Israel): yerida
Translations
immigration of Jews into Israel
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