חורבן

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

Etymology

From Hebrew חורבן / חֻרְבָּן (khurbán).

Pronunciation

• (Northeastern) IPA^(key): /ˈχʊrbm̩/
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): /ˈχɔrbm̩/
• (Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /ˈχɛrbm̩/

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