Nahal
Britishnoun
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(in Israel) a military youth organization
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(not capital) an agricultural settlement, esp in a border area, set up or manned by Nahal members
Etymology
Origin of Nahal
C20: from Hebrew acronym for No`ar Halutzi Lohem Pioneer and Military Youth
Example Sentences
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Matan Angrest, 22, and Omri Miran, 48, were taken from Nahal Oz, another kibbutz.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025
Joshua Mollel, 21, was a Tanzanian student who was undertaking an agricultural internship at Kibbutz Nahal Oz when it was attacked on 7 October.
From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025
On the morning of the attacks, Amir Tibon, his wife, Miri, and their two children were at home in the Nahal Oz kibbutz, close to the Gaza border.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025
There was “strong sentiment,” Air Quality Management District spokesperson Nahal Mogharabi said, “some in support and much in opposition to any effort to regulate the ports.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2024
Then she laid them on their tule mats, which were spread on the floor of the jacal, where baby Nahal, close wrapped in his cocoon-shaped cradle, had been a long time sleeping.
From History of California by Bandini, Helen Elliott
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