Etymology

Hatzalah

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Today it means: A Jewish volunteer emergency medical service. Full definition →

Hebrew הַצָּלָה
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromהַצָּלָה
  2. English todayHatzalah

Hebrew הַצָּלָה (literally “rescue, relief”)

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.