חוץ לארץ

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חוץ לארץ

Where it comes from

From חוּץ (khúts) + לְ־ (l'-) + הָאָרֶץ (ha'árets); hence literally “outside of the country”.

This wording is a fixed expression which originates from Mishnaic Hebrew.

noun חוּץ לָאָרֶץ · khúts la'árets

  1. The world outside Israel; abroad. אֵין מוֹצִיאִין שֶׁמֶן שְׂרֵפָה וּפֵרוֹת שְׁבִיעִית מֵהָאָרֶץ לְחוּץ לָאָרֶץ. אָמַר רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן, שָׁמַעְתִּי בְפֵרוּשׁ, שֶׁמּוֹצִיאִין לְסוּרְיָא וְאֵין מוֹצִיאִין לְחוּץ לָאָרֶץ:

In English

  • abroad countries or lands abroad

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MLA

"חוץ לארץ." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%95%D7%A5%20%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%A5. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

חוץ לארץ. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%95%D7%A5%20%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%A5

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"חוץ לארץ." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%95%D7%A5%20%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%A5.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {חוץ לארץ},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%95%D7%A5%20%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%A5},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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