Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Hebrew term or phrase:
עלינו לקרקע בערב סוכות
English translation:
We took possession of the land on Sukkoth Eve
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Zmira Hajudge
Mar 3, 2009 04:51
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עלינו לקרקע בערב סוכות
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| 4 | We took possession of the land on Sukkoth Eve |
Iris Bat-Or
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| 4 +1 | We ran up the flag on the eve of the Feast of Tabernacles |
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We took possession of the land on Sukkoth Eve
לעלות לקרקע is to take possession of a land (settle in) and is mostly referred to Kibbutzim
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We ran up the flag on the eve of the Feast of Tabernacles
The use of alinu lakarka is clearly metaphorical...
Depending on the target audience, you could also use Sukkot.
Depending on the target audience, you could also use Sukkot.
Peer comment(s):
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Dorine Oz-Vermeulen
: Yes, and if you want to avoid the metaphor you could simply say: ' we were founded'.
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