Beta Israel Definition

bātə
noun
A people of uncertain origin, living since ancient times in what is now central Ethiopia and practicing a form of Judaism. Between 1984 and 1991, most Ethiopian Jews were resettled in Israel.
American Heritage
A member of this people.
American Heritage

Origin of Beta Israel

  • Ge'ez beta ’əsrā’el house of Israel beta bound form of bet house ’əsrā’el Israel (from Hebrew yiśrā’ēl) Israel1

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

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