אֶרֶץ מוֹלֶדֶת

ביטוי (אנגלית)

homeland

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Homeland. The place where a person was born. The land of one's ancestors.

("I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar, where you made a vow to me; now arise, leave this land and return to the land of your birth" – Genesis 31:13 (God to Jacob), and likewise: "What is the gold we thirst for? Like the homeland" – H.N. Bialik / With the sunset, and likewise: "Long you have been far from your homeland ... the time has come to return / Too long you have been far from your homeland. The hour is late. / The night of life is drawing near" – Nathan Yonatan / A Late Encounter with Augustine, and likewise: "Let us build our land, homeland, / For this land is ours, ours" – A. Levinson / We, and likewise: "Youth’s song, the song of our future: / Song of renewal, building and ascent / From the diaspora our brothers will stream / Homeland revived!" – Shmuel Bas / Youth’s Song)