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Sep 5, 2010

how to say "terror attack" in Hebrew

פיגוע

This past Wednesday evening four Jews (civilians) were murdered by Arab terrorists near חֶבְרוֹן (khehv-ROHN) - Hebron.



Modern Hebrew's word for such an attack is פִּגּוּע (pee-GOO-ah). The word comes from the root פ.ג.ע., which bears the concept of
harm.

May we hear of no such פיגועים anywhere in the world, this coming year, or ever again.