Pronunciations

Definitions

• n. Rock of Ages; a Jewish folksong often sung during Hanukkah.
  

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew

Etymology

• TH מעוז צור ma'oz tzur 'stronghold rock'
  

Who Uses This

• Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements

Regions

• North America
• Great Britain
• South Africa
• Australia / New Zealand

Dictionaries

• The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
• The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

Alternative Spellings

maoz tsur, moez tsur