Righteous Among the Nations

English

Etymology

Translation of Hebrew חסיד אומות העולם / חֲסִיד אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם (khasíd 'umót ha'olám, literally “righteous [one] of the nations of the world”).

Adjective

Righteous Among the Nations (not comparable)

1. (State of Israel) Title given to a non-Jew who risked his or her life during the Holocaust to save Jews from extermination by the Nazis.

Translations

non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust

• Arabic: صالِح بَيْن الأُمَم (ṣāliḥ bayn al-ʔumam)
• Finnish: vanhurskaat kansakuntien joukossa
• French: Juste parmi les nations (fr)
• German: Gerechter unter den Völkern (de)
• Hebrew: חסיד אומות העולם \ חֲסִיד אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם (khasíd 'umót ha'olám)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: rettskaffen blant nasjonene

Noun

Righteous Among the Nations (plural Righteous Among the Nations)

1. (State of Israel) A non-Jew who risked his or her life during the Holocaust to save Jews from extermination by the Nazis.