moshav

[ moh-shahv ]

noun

, plural mo·sha·vim [moh-shah-, veem].

1. a cooperative community in Israel made up of small farm units.

moshav

/ mɔˈʃav /

noun

1. a cooperative settlement in Israel, consisting of a number of small farms

Word History and Origins

Origin of moshav¹

1930–35; < Mod Hebrew moshav, Hebrew mōshābh dwelling

Word History and Origins

Origin of moshav¹

C20: from Hebrew mōshābh a dwelling

Example Sentences

Farm work near the Gaza Strip is perilous, with fewer bomb shelters than the kibbutzim or moshavim where most of Israel’s border population resides.

From Los Angeles Times

Based on a moshav, or collective farm, in central Israel, Mr Sade is the founder of tech firm BloomX.

From BBC

The book was animated by stories his grandmother had told him about her life on a moshav, or cooperative farming community, in the decades before Israel became an independent state.

From Washington Post

In 1968 he traveled to Israel to study the moshav, or collective farm, movement.

From New York Times

The moshav provides 7% of all the eggs consumed in Israel.

From BBC