Tsahal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew צה״ל (tsáhal), acronym of צבא הגנה לישראל (ts'vá haganá l'yisra'él).

Proper noun

Tsahal

  1. (military, rare) Synonym of IDF (“Israel Defense Forces”).
    • 2020 March 28, “Tsahal Square (Tsahal Square Garden)”, in The Jerusalem Foundation‎[1]:
      In 2007, the municipality began a complete reconfiguration of the Tsahal Square area that will create an amphitheater-like meeting space above a new tunnel east of the original Tsahal Square Garden.

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew צה״ל (tsáhal), acronym of צבא הגנה לישראל (ts'vá haganá l'yisra'él).

Proper noun

Tsahal m

  1. (military) IDF (Israel Defense Forces)
    • 2022 January 3, Maxime Pérez, “Les dilemmes de Tsahal”, in Conflits‎[2]:
      En Cisjordanie, puis au Liban-Sud et dans la bande de Gaza, Tsahal se heurte depuis plusieurs décennies aux écueils de la guérilla urbaine.
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