Mizrahi Definition

mĭz-rähē
mizrahi
noun
A descendant of those Jews who historically lived in the Middle East and North Africa before the arrival of Sephardic exiles from Spain and Portugal in the late 1400s. Most present-day Mizrahim live in Israel, Europe, and the United States.
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Origin of Mizrahi

  • Modern Israeli Hebrew mizrāḥī eastern, Mizrahi Hebrew mizrāḥ place where the sun rises, the east (from zāraḥ to rise (of the sun)) (akin to Aramaic dnaḥ to rise, shine) Hebrew adj. suff.

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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