Righteous Among the Nations

English

Etymology

Translation of Hebrew חסיד אומות העולם / חֲסִיד אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם (khasíd 'umót ha'olám, literally “righteous [one] of the nations of the world”).

Adjective

Righteous Among the Nations (not comparable)

(State of Israel) Title given to a non-Jew who risked his or her life during the Holocaust to save Jews from extermination by the Nazis.

Translations

non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust

Arabic: صالِح بَيْن الأُمَم (ṣāliḥ bayn al-ʔumam)
Finnish: vanhurskaat kansakuntien joukossa
French: Juste parmi les nations (fr)
German: Gerechter unter den Völkern (de)
Hebrew: חסיד אומות העולם \ חֲסִיד אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם (khasíd 'umót ha'olám)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: rettskaffen blant nasjonene

Noun

Righteous Among the Nations (plural Righteous Among the Nations)

(State of Israel) A non-Jew who risked his or her life during the Holocaust to save Jews from extermination by the Nazis.

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