halutz
or cha·lutz
[ khah-loots ]
/ xɑˈluts /
noun, plural ha·lutz·im [Sephardic Hebrew khah-loo-tseem; Ashkenazic Hebrew khah-loo-tsim] /Sephardic Hebrew ˌxɑ luˈtsim; Ashkenazic Hebrew xɑˈlu tsɪm/. Hebrew.
a person who immigrates to Israel to establish or join a settlement for accomplishing tasks, as clearing the land or planting trees, that are necessary to future development of the country.
Origin of halutz
Modern Hebrew
ḥaluṣ. literally, pioneer
Words nearby halutz
haltere,
halting,
haltom city,
halton,
halton hills,
halutz,
halvah,
halve,
halvers,
halves,
halyard
Example sentences from the Web for halutz
Halutz, it was reported, wanted to mend the rift between the army and the religious right after the Gaza pullout.