aliyah

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Synonyms: aliya, aaliyah, aliah, alijah, aniyah, atiyah, eliyah

Antonyms: aliya, aaliyah, aliah, alijah, aniyah, atiyah, eliyah

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q443660}}{{lb|en|Judaism|countable}} The [[call|calling]] up of someone to the [[bimah]] for the reading of the [[Torah]].
2. {{lb|en|Judaism|countable}} A subsection of a [[parashah]] (weekly Torah reading) read by (or on behalf of) one person.
3. {{senseid|en|Q597260}}{{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[immigration]] of [[Jew]]s to [[Israel]].
4. {{lb|en|countable}} One of the major [[wave]]s of [[immigration]] of [[Jew]]s to [[Israel]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive|rare}} To make [[aliyah#Noun|aliyah]], to [[immigrate]] to [[Israel]].

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