הגנה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
⁧ג־נ־ן⁩ (g-n-n)

Verbal noun of ⁧הֵגֵן⁩ (hegén, “to defend, protect”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

⁧הֲגָנָה⁩ or ⁧הֲגַנָּה⁩ • (haganá) f [pattern: ⁧הַקְטָלָה⁩]

defense, protection
⁧שר ההגנה היפני⁩ ― sár-hahaganá hayapáni ― the Japanese Minister of Defense

⁧החלופה להגנה אישית היא הגנה אזורית.⁩
hakhalufá l'haganá ishít hí haganá ezorít
The alternative to man-to-man defense is zone defense.

Derived terms

⁧צְבָא הֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל⁩ (ts'vá haganá l'yisra'él)

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