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.

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pronoun

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

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Other Word Forms of Aliyah

Singular:

aliyah

Plural:

aliyahs, aliyot

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”).

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