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moshav

moshav

1 9.9
A village in Israel where families have small farms but share work and services
  • noun
  • /moʊˈʃɑːv/
: moshav
  • The moshav is known for its vibrant community life and shared resources among the farmers.
  • moshav members
  • moshav women
  • work in the moshav

Examples

  • The moshav has far outstripped the kibbutz as the model for new agricultural settlements.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The moshav I studied was categorized as economically unviable and lost its political independence.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Both have given up additional income and other benefits as moshav members.

    Academic text (1990)
  • "The houses of the moshav were white and low.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Behind this abandoned moshav, there's a side road that leads to a quiet place.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Women who worked outside the moshav and earned money generally spent it on household goods and their children's needs.

    Academic text (1990)
  • I, the farmer from Moshav Masliah, finally love the city, fifteen years after I got here.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Another form of agricultural collective arose in the early 1920s, the moshav (literally, settlement).

    Academic text (1996)
  • Every moshav settler in the Negev is entitled to 21,000 cubic meters of water per year.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Each family on the moshav manages their own small farm while benefiting from cooperative support.

How Communal

kibbutz
15 7.9
collective farm
  • Archaic
5 6.3
moshav
1 9.9
village
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

moshav singular
moshavim plural

Etymology

Moshav comes from Hebrew, from the root yashav, which means 'to sit' or 'to live in a place'. So a moshav is literally a 'place to live', which fits its modern meaning as a village of small farms where families live and work together.