noun
sabra
SAH-bruh/sˈɑbrʌ/
A Jewish person born in Israel.
The memoir describes growing up as a sabra in a coastal town.
Etymology
Modern Hebrew sabrah literally means “prickly pear,” giving this term for a locally born Jewish person a plant-name origin. The supplied evidence does not explain the particular comparison behind that use.
In context
including Holocaust survivors, and instead idealized the new Israeli Jew, which they referred to as the Sabra.
More examples
- Her grandfather was an immigrant, while she was a sabra.
- The interview explored the experiences of several sabras.
- The novel contrasts a sabra’s childhood with that of his immigrant parents.
Forms
sabra · sabras