Haganah

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew ⁧הַהֲגָנָה⁩, literally "the defence" (see ⁧גָּנַן⁩ (ganán)) ultimately from the root ⁧ג־נ־ן⁩ (g-n-n).

Proper noun

Haganah

  1. (historical) A Jewish paramilitary organization in the British Mandate of Palestine (1921–48), which became the core of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
    • 2023, Isabella Hammad, Enter Ghost, Jonathan Cape, page 181:
      The militias have already taken the centre of the city. Haganah trucks are visible in the squares, driving Arabs by armed force down to the port.
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