השואה

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השואה^¹

/(h)aʃoˈ(ʔ)a/ Modern Israeli

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Form of the noun שׁוֹאָה (sho'a, “holocaust, disaster”) with the definite article prefix הַ־ (“the”).

proper noun הַשׁוֹאָה · Ha-Sho'á

The Holocaust, Shoah

השואה^²

noun הַשְׁוָאָה · hashva'á

misspelling defective spelling of השוואה

In English

Holocaust the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany

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MLA

"השואה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%90%D7%94. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

השואה. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%90%D7%94

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"השואה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%90%D7%94.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {השואה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%90%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}