Etymology

havlagah

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Today it means: The Haganah policy of abstaining from revenge on Arab groups who attacked Jewish settlements during the British Mandate. Full definition →

Hebrew ההבלגה
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromההבלגה
  2. English todayhavlagah

From Hebrew ההבלגה (literally “restraint”).

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