Righteous Among the Nations

adjective

Title given to a gentile who risked his or her life during the Holocaust to save Jews.

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Meanings

adjectiveRighteous Among the Nations (not comparable)
  1. Israelnot comparableTitle given to a gentile who risked his or her life during the Holocaust to save Jews.
nounRighteous Among the Nations (plural Righteous Among the Nations)
  1. IsraelA gentile who risked his or her life during the Holocaust to save Jews.

Origin

Translation of Hebrew חסיד אומות העולם / חֲסִיד אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם (khasíd 'umót ha'olám, literally “righteous [one] of the nations of the world”).

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Translations

Arabic صالِح بَيْن الأُمَم
  • صالِح بَيْن الأُمَم (ṣāliḥ bayn al-ʔumam)non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust
Chinese Mandarin 國際義人 /国际义人
  • 國際義人 /国际义人non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust
Finnish vanhurskaat kansakuntien joukossa
  • vanhurskaat kansakuntien joukossanon-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust
French Juste parmi les nations
  • Juste parmi les nationsnon-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust
German Gerechter unter den Völkern
  • Gerechter unter den Völkernnon-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust
Hebrew חסיד אומות העולם \ חֲסִיד אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם
  • חסיד אומות העולם \ חֲסִיד אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם (khasíd 'umót ha'olám)non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust
Indonesian Orang Benar di antara Bangsa-bangsa
  • Orang Benar di antara Bangsa-bangsanon-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust
Norwegian Bokmål rettskaffen blant nasjonene
  • rettskaffen blant nasjonenenon-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust
Russian Пра́ведник наро́дов ми́ра
  • Пра́ведник наро́дов ми́ра (Právednik naródov míra)non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust
Ukrainian Пра́ведник наро́дів сві́ту
  • Пра́ведник наро́дів сві́ту (Právednyk naródiv svítu)non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust
Cite this entry
APA

Righteous Among the Nations. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Righteous%20Among%20the%20Nations

MLA

“Righteous Among the Nations.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Righteous%20Among%20the%20Nations. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Righteous Among the Nations,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Righteous%20Among%20the%20Nations.

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