חורבן

Hebrew

Root
ח־ר־ב (kh-r-b)
4 terms

Etymology

Compare with Arabic خَرَاب (ḵarāb).

Pronunciation

• (Tiberian) IPA^(key): /ħurˈbɔːn/ [ħuʀˈbɔːn]
• (Yemenite) IPA^(key): /ħurˈbɔn/ [ħurˈbɔːn]
• (Sephardi) IPA^(key): /χurˈban/ (West), /ħurˈban/ (East)
• (Ashkenazi) IPA^(key): /χurˈbɔn/
• (Modern Israeli) IPA^(key): /χurˈban/

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Noun

חורבן / חֻרְבָּן • (khurbán) m (plural indefinite חורבנות / חֻרְבָּנוֹת, singular construct חורבן־ / חֻרְבַּן־, plural construct חורבנות־ / חֻרְבְּנוֹת־)

1. destruction

   חורבן בית המקדש

   khurbán beit hamikdásh

   The destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem

Derived terms

• חִרְבֵּן
• הִתְחַרְבֵּן

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew חורבן / חֻרְבָּן (khurbán).

Pronunciation

• (Northeastern) IPA^(key): /ˈχʊrbn̩/, [ˈχʊrbm̩]
• (Mideastern) IPA^(key): /ˈχɔrbn̩/, [ˈχɔrbm̩]
• (Southeastern) IPA^(key): /ˈχɛrbn̩/, [ˈχɛrbm̩]

Noun

חורבן • (khurbn) m, plural חורבנות (khurbones)

1. destruction, ruin

Proper noun

חורבן • (Khurbn) m

1. abbreviation of חורבן אייראָפּע (Khurbn Eyrope): Holocaust
2. The sociolect of Yiddish spoken in camps during the Holocaust.

Descendants

• → English: khurban, khurbn

References

• Pollin-Galay, H. (2024). Occupied Words: What the Holocaust did to Yiddish. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN: 978-1512825909