Aliyah Definition

älē-ä, ə-lēə
aliyahs, aliyot
noun
The immigration of Jews into Israel or into Palestine before the founding of the state of Israel.
The young couple made aliyah.
American Heritage
The act or process of Jews moving to Israel, as to fulfill Zionist ideals or religious duty.
Webster's New World
The honor of being called on to read the Torah in a Jewish religious service.
Webster's New World

(Judaism) The calling up of someone to the bimah for the reading of the Torah.

Wiktionary
Wiktionary
pronoun

A female given name of modern American usage, a variant of Aaliyah.

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Other Word Forms of Aliyah

Noun

Singular:
aliyah
Plural:
aliyahs, aliyot

Origin of Aliyah

  • Hebrew ‘ălīyâ ascent from ‘ālâ to ascend ʕly in Semitic roots

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

  • Hebrew עלייה \ עֲלִיָּה (aliyá, “ascent”).

    From Wiktionary

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