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aliyah

/əˈliə/

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What does aliyah mean?

noun

  1. The calling up of someone to the bimah for the reading of the Torah.
  2. A subsection of a parashah (weekly Torah reading) read by (or on behalf of) one person.
  3. The immigration of Jews to Israel.
More meanings (5)

noun

  1. One of the major waves of immigration of Jews to Israel.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of aliyah.

proper noun

  1. A female given name from Arabic of modern American usage, a variant of Aaliyah.
  2. A female given name from Hebrew.

verb

  1. (rare) To make aliyah, to immigrate to Israel.
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/əˈliə/

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