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The Hebrew word for the Holocaust is "Shoah" spelled שואה
The biblical word Shoah (שואה), also spelled Shoa and Sho'ah, meaning "calamity" in Hebrew (and also used to refer to "destruction" since the Middle Ages), became the standard Hebrew term for the Holocaust as early as the early 1940s. In recent literature it is specifically prefixed with Ha ("The" in Hebrew) when referring to Nazi mass-murders, for the same reason that holocaust becomes TheHolocaust. It may be spelled Ha-Shoah or HaShoah, as in Yom HaShoah
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 12y agoit does not have a particular translation, you could translate it literally, but it would have no meaning.
The preferred term for the same concept is 'Shoah', as it describes more accurately what happened than 'Holocaust'.
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∙ 12y agoSho'ah - שו××”.
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What does the Hebrew word 'shoa' mean?
Sha'ul (שאול) means "Saul". It also means "asked"
What does 128232 mean in Hebrew?
The meaning 128232 equals 18 and 18 means Life in hebrew. The numbers were on a Holocaust survior named Solomn Radasky.
Why do people call the Holocaust Holocaust?
Holocaust translated literally means "Total Burn". In Hebrew, it translates into Calamity.
What does shoah mean?
Shoah means catastrophe, great calamity. It is used by some for the Holocaust, in particular those who feel that the word holocaust has misleading religious implications. (Holocaust is derived from a Greek word meaning whole offering, burnt sacrifice).
What did the term Beadle mean in the Holocaust?
It meant teacher in Hebrew. Please recomend me._____The word beadle does not have any meaning specific to the Holocaust. It simply refers to a minor paid employee of a church or synagogue, such as a caretaker.
What is the Hebrew word for the extermination of the Jews?
Sho'ah (שואה), which means "holocaust"
What was it called when Hitler killed all the Jews?
the holocaust Hebrew for "destruction" and by god it was
What were some languages in the holocaust?
the main ones were German, Polish, Yiddish and Hebrew.
Why did the Jews choose the word Holocaust?
The choice of the word holocaust was not specifically Jewish. In fact many Jews prefer the Hebrew word Shoah(catastrophe) because holocaust can have religious implications.
What did a churban mean in world war 2?
It is the Hebrew word for "holocaust" which means the systematic slaughter or destruction of a people group or place. Literal word meaning is destruction.
Who was over the Holocaust?
This question doesn't make sense. Do you mean "what was the cause of the Holocaust?" Do you mean "who was responsible for the Holocaust?" Rephrase the question.
What do the Jewish people call Hitler's final solution?
The Holocaust the hebrew word is shoah.
