moshav

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/moʊˈʃɑːv/

noun

An Israeli town or settlement, especially a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second aliyah.

OriginHebrew מוֹשָׁב →
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Meanings

nounmoshav (plural moshavs or moshavim)

plural moshavs · plural moshavim

  1. An Israeli town or settlement, especially a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second aliyah.

Origin

  1. Hebrewמוֹשָׁב“village”
  2. Englishmoshav

Borrowed from Hebrew מוֹשָׁב (mosháv, “village”, literally “settlement”).

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Translations

Czech mošav
  • mošavIsraeli cooperative agricultural community
Hungarian mosáv, mosav
  • mosávIsraeli cooperative agricultural community
  • mosavIsraeli cooperative agricultural community
Persian موشاو
  • موشاو (mo'shâv)Israeli cooperative agricultural community
Portuguese moshav
  • moshavIsraeli cooperative agricultural community
Cite this entry
APA

moshav. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moshav

MLA

“moshav.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moshav. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moshav,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moshav.

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