Meaning of aliyah | Babel Free
/əliːˈjɑː/Definitions
- A female given name from Arabic of modern American usage, a variant of Aaliyah.
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Alternative letter-case form of aliyah. alt-of
- A female given name from Hebrew.
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The calling up of someone to the bimah for the reading of the Torah. Judaism, countable
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A subsection of a parashah (weekly Torah reading) read by (or on behalf of) one person. Judaism, countable
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The immigration of Jews to Israel. uncountable
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One of the major waves of immigration of Jews to Israel. countable
Equivalents
Examples
“In the past, Yemenite Jews did not have a Bar Mitzvah ceremony at all; they first encountered this ceremony when they made Aliyah to Israel.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.