Tidhar

Tidhar
Hebrew תִּדְהָר
Name meaning Plane tree
Founded 1953
Founded by Moroccan immigrants
Council Bnei Shimon
Region Northern Negev
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
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Tidhar

Tidhar (Hebrew: תִּדְהָר‎‎, lit. Plane tree) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev between Ofakim and Netivot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council and covers an area of around 1,000 dunams. In 2006 it had a population of 233.

The moshav was established in 1953 by Moroccan immigrants. Its name is taken from the Book of Isaiah, specifically Isaiah 41:19:

I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia-tree, and the myrtle, and the oil-tree; I will set in the desert the cypress, the plane-tree, and the larch together;[1]

Two other nearby moshavim, Brosh (cypress) and Ta'ashur (larch) take their name from this passage and the three of them are known as the Moshavei Yahdav (lit. the "Together Moshavim").

References

  1. ^ Isaiah 41 Mechon Mamre

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