Kibbutz
/ˈkɪb.uːts/noun
A collective community or settlement in Israel, traditionally based on shared ownership and labor.
Did you know?Kibbutz comes from the Hebrew root ק־ב־צ (q-b-ṣ), the same ancient root behind words about gathering and collecting, turning a simple act of assembly into a political and spiritual ideal.
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
קִבּוּץ (qibbūṣ)
“gathering, collection”
Late 19th Century
Hebrew
קִבּוּץ (qibbūṣ)
“a gathering or collective assembly in the emerging Zionist context”
Early 20th Century
Hebrew/English
kibbutz
“a communal settlement in Palestine/Israel based on shared labor and property”
Modern English
English
kibbutz
“a collective agricultural or communal settlement in Israel”