חורבן

Hebrew

Root
ח־ר־ב (kh-r-b)
4 terms

Etymology

Compare with Arabic خَرَاب (ḵarāb).

Pronunciation

  • (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ħurˈbɔːn/ [ħuʀˈbɔːn]
  • (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ħurˈbɔn/ [ħurˈbɔːn]
  • (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /χurˈban/ (West), /ħurˈban/ (East)
  • (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /χurˈbɔn/
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /χurˈban/
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Noun

חורבן / חֻרְבָּן • (khurbánm (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

Derived terms

  • חִרְבֵּן
  • הִתְחַרְבֵּן

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew חורבן / חֻרְבָּן (khurbán).

Pronunciation

  • (Northeastern) IPA(key): /ˈχʊrbn̩/, [ˈχʊrbm̩]
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): /ˈχɔrbn̩/, [ˈχɔrbm̩]
  • (Ukrainish) IPA(key): /ˈχɛrbn̩/, [ˈχɛrbm̩]

Noun

חורבן • (khurbnm, plural חורבנות (khurbones)

  1. destruction, ruin

Proper noun

חורבן • (Khurbnm

  1. abbreviation of חורבן אייראָפּע (Khurbn Eyrope): Holocaust
  2. The sociolect of Yiddish spoken in camps during the Holocaust.

Descendants

  • English: khurban, khurbn

References

  • Pollin-Galay, H. (2024). Occupied Words: What the Holocaust did to Yiddish. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN: 978-1512825909