Am Yisrael

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Am Yisrael is the traditional Hebrew term referring to the collective people of Israel, encompassing the Jewish nation across history, land, religion, and shared destiny.

Aliases (2)

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Hebrew term
collective ethnoreligious community
religious-ethnic group
appearsIn Hebrew Bible interpretations
associatedWith Halakha
State of Israel
Torah
biblical Israel
covenant at Sinai
diaspora communities
centralTo Jewish communal identity
Jewish theology
hasAspect collective identity
connection to the Land of Israel
covenantal community
shared destiny
shared history
shared religion
hasCollectiveResponsibilityConcept arevut (mutual responsibility)
hasComponent Jews living in the Land of Israel
Jews living in the diaspora
hasCulturalDimension Jewish traditions and customs
hasEthnicDimension Jewish ethnicity
hasIdentityBasis descent, conversion, and covenant
hasLanguage Hebrew
hasMeaning people of Israel
hasNationalDimension Jewish nationhood
hasReligiousDimension Judaism
hasSpiritualDimension relationship with God in Jewish thought
hasTemporalScope biblical period to present
invokedIn Jewish communal solidarity
Jewish education
Zionist thought
refersTo Jewish nation
Jewish people
people of Israel
relatedTerm Am Segula
Bnei Yisrael
Klal Yisrael
usedIn Jewish liturgy
Jewish prayer
modern Hebrew discourse
rabbinic literature

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Jews
hasConceptOfPeoplehood
Jews ("Children of Israel")
hasEthnonym
Am Yisrael ("Klal Yisrael")
relatedTerm

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