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- Hebrew · borrowed fromהַהֲגָנָה
- English todayHaganah
Borrowed from Hebrew הַהֲגָנָה, literally "the defence" (see גָּנַן (ganán)) ultimately from the root ג־נ־ן (g-n-n).
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Haganah
Today it means: A Jewish paramilitary organization in the British Mandate of Palestine (1921–48), which became the core of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Full definition →
Hebrew הַהֲגָנָה