Churban

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Hebrew word Jewish religious term theological concept

Churban is a Jewish term referring to the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem and, by extension, catastrophic national calamities in Jewish history.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hebrew word ⓘ Jewish religious term ⓘ theological concept ⓘ
associatedWith	Jewish national tragedy ⓘ Jewish Temple ⓘ surface form: Temple in Jerusalem Tisha BAv ⓘ surface form: Tisha B'Av exile ⓘ fast days in Judaism ⓘ mourning practices ⓘ
contrastedWith	Geulah ⓘ redemption ⓘ
culturalRole	central motif in Jewish memory ⓘ theme in Jewish historical reflection ⓘ theme in Jewish liturgical poetry ⓘ
etymologyRoot	Hebrew root ח-ר-ב (ḥ-r-b) ⓘ
extendsByAnalogyTo	large-scale Jewish catastrophes ⓘ later Jewish persecutions ⓘ
language	Hebrew ⓘ
refersTo	catastrophic national calamities in Jewish history ⓘ destruction of the First Temple ⓘ destruction of the Second Temple ⓘ destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ
semanticField	desolation ⓘ destruction ⓘ ruin ⓘ
theologicalSignificance	represents collective suffering of the Jewish people ⓘ symbolizes loss of the Temple and divine presence ⓘ
usedIn	Jewish liturgy ⓘ Jewish religious discourse ⓘ rabbinic literature ⓘ

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