Kibbutz — Lexography

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קִבּוּץ · Hebrew
noun · Hebrew
Reading: ki-BOOTS
gathering or collective. The stage is presented with inspected lexical evidence, a qualified route, and a supported reading; dates and regional coordinates retain their stated limits.
No secure word-specific date — Collins establishes the Modern Hebrew morphology but not the earliest dated lexical witness of קִבּוּץ in this investigation.
Israel · Modern Hebrew reference region — A broad Modern Hebrew reference region, not the date or birthplace of the communal institution.
English kibbutz is traced to Hebrew קִבּוּץ (kibúts), from קָבַץ (kaváts), to gather or assemble. Entry — inspected etymology or definition passage
English kibbutz is borrowed from Modern Hebrew קִבּוּץ/qibbūtz, a gathering noun related to the Hebrew root for gathering; the lexical morphology is separated from the later institutional history of kibbutzim. Inspected lexical, historical, or regional record
Kibbutz denotes a communal settlement in Israel; the collective institution’s history is context, not the lexical origin of the Hebrew noun. Inspected lexical, historical, or regional record
The inspected source supports the conventional reading ki-BOOTS for קִבּוּץ; it is presented as a reading, not as transliteration. Inspected lexical, historical, or regional record
The inspected sources establish the displayed form and route but do not establish a secure word-specific lexical date for קִבּוּץ. Inspected lexical, historical, or regional record
Israel · Modern Hebrew reference region is used as a broad language, speech-community, or documented contact-corridor reference for this stage; it is not presented as a lexical birthplace. Inspected lexical, historical, or regional record
kibbutz · English
noun · English
Reading: ki-BOOTZ
a communal settlement in Israel. The stage is presented with inspected lexical evidence, a qualified route, and a supported reading; dates and regional coordinates retain their stated limits.
1931 · English kibbutz — Online Etymology Dictionary dates the English noun to 1931; the date is lexical and is not borrowed from the history of kibbutz settlements.
English reference region — A broad Modern Hebrew reference region, not the date or birthplace of the communal institution.
English kibbutz is traced to Hebrew קִבּוּץ (kibúts), from קָבַץ (kaváts), to gather or assemble. Entry — inspected etymology or definition passage
The English noun denotes a usually agricultural communal settlement in Israel organized around sharing and equality. Entry — inspected etymology or definition passage
English kibbutz is borrowed from Modern Hebrew קִבּוּץ/qibbūtz, a gathering noun related to the Hebrew root for gathering; the lexical morphology is separated from the later institutional history of kibbutzim. Inspected lexical, historical, or regional record
Kibbutz denotes a communal settlement in Israel; the collective institution’s history is context, not the lexical origin of the Hebrew noun. Inspected lexical, historical, or regional record
The inspected source supports the conventional reading ki-BOOTZ for kibbutz; it is presented as a reading, not as transliteration. Inspected lexical, historical, or regional record
The inspected source supports the bounded lexical or textual period shown for kibbutz. Inspected lexical, historical, or regional record
Israel · Modern Hebrew reference region is used as a broad language, speech-community, or documented contact-corridor reference for this stage; it is not presented as a lexical birthplace. Inspected lexical, historical, or regional record

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qibbūṣ → kibbutz: borrowing, documented. English kibbutz is borrowed from Modern Hebrew קִבּוּץ/qibbūtz, a gathering noun related to the Hebrew root for gathering; the lexical morphology is separated from the later institutional history of kibbutzim. Entry — inspected etymology or definition passage Inspected lexical, historical, or regional record

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01English kibbutz is traced to Hebrew קִבּוּץ (kibúts), from קָבַץ (kaváts), to gather or assemble.
Source
kibbutz — WiktionaryWiktionary contributorsEntry — inspected etymology or definition passage
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The English entry traces kibbutz to Hebrew קִבּוּץ (kibúts), from קָבַץ (kaváts, to gather, collect, assemble), and defines the English noun as a communal settlement in Israel.
English entry — etymology and definition
Qualification Source-supported
Directly supported by the inspected passage.
What Lexography infers
The journey is limited to the inspected passage and does not promote an omitted or uncertain route to fact.
Checked 2026-09-19 · revision 89917758. Original factual paraphrase from an inspected source passage; no full article redistributed.
02The English noun denotes a usually agricultural communal settlement in Israel organized around sharing and equality.
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kibbutz — WiktionaryWiktionary contributorsEntry — inspected etymology or definition passage
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The English entry traces kibbutz to Hebrew קִבּוּץ (kibúts), from קָבַץ (kaváts, to gather, collect, assemble), and defines the English noun as a communal settlement in Israel.
English entry — etymology and definition
Qualification Source-supported
Directly supported by the inspected passage.
What Lexography infers
The journey is limited to the inspected passage and does not promote an omitted or uncertain route to fact.
Checked 2026-09-19 · revision 89917758. Original factual paraphrase from an inspected source passage; no full article redistributed.
03English kibbutz is borrowed from Modern Hebrew קִבּוּץ/qibbūtz, a gathering noun related to the Hebrew root for gathering; the lexical morphology is separated from the later institutional history of kibbutzim.
Source
kibbutz — Collins English DictionaryHarperCollins PublishersInspected lexical, historical, or regional record
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
Collins gives kibbutz as a collective settlement, records British and American pronunciations, and derives it from Modern Hebrew qibbūs, gathering, from Hebrew qibbūtz.
Definition, pronunciation and Word origin
Qualification Qualified
The selected route is retained with explicit scope and alternatives where the inspected sources do not agree.
What Lexography infers
Lexography retains the source-backed value at its stated scope and does not infer a stronger origin, date, or location than the inspected evidence supports.
Checked 2026-09-20. Dictionary definition, pronunciation variants and Modern Hebrew morphology; brief paraphrase only.
04Kibbutz denotes a communal settlement in Israel; the collective institution’s history is context, not the lexical origin of the Hebrew noun.
Source
kibbutz — Collins English DictionaryHarperCollins PublishersInspected lexical, historical, or regional record
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
Collins gives kibbutz as a collective settlement, records British and American pronunciations, and derives it from Modern Hebrew qibbūs, gathering, from Hebrew qibbūtz.
Definition, pronunciation and Word origin
Qualification Source-supported
Directly supported by the inspected passage.
What Lexography infers
Lexography retains the source-backed value at its stated scope and does not infer a stronger origin, date, or location than the inspected evidence supports.
Checked 2026-09-20. Dictionary definition, pronunciation variants and Modern Hebrew morphology; brief paraphrase only.
05The inspected source supports the conventional reading ki-BOOTS for קִבּוּץ; it is presented as a reading, not as transliteration.
Source
kibbutz — Collins English DictionaryHarperCollins PublishersInspected lexical, historical, or regional record
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
Collins gives kibbutz as a collective settlement, records British and American pronunciations, and derives it from Modern Hebrew qibbūs, gathering, from Hebrew qibbūtz.
Definition, pronunciation and Word origin
Qualification Source-supported
Directly supported by the inspected passage.
What Lexography infers
Lexography retains the source-backed value at its stated scope and does not infer a stronger origin, date, or location than the inspected evidence supports.
Checked 2026-09-20. Dictionary definition, pronunciation variants and Modern Hebrew morphology; brief paraphrase only.
06Israel · Modern Hebrew reference region is used as a broad language, speech-community, or documented contact-corridor reference for this stage; it is not presented as a lexical birthplace.
Source
Glottolog 5.3 — slice 3 language reference regionsHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyInspected lexical, historical, or regional record
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Reference record
Israel · Modern Hebrew reference region; reference coordinates 31.5 latitude, 35 longitude. A broad Modern Hebrew reference region, not the date or birthplace of the communal institution.
Language reference map and country listing
Qualification Reference only
The regional record supports map orientation only; it does not prove a lexical origin coordinate.
What Lexography infers
Lexography retains the source-backed value at its stated scope and does not infer a stronger origin, date, or location than the inspected evidence supports.
Checked 2026-09-20. CC BY 4.0; rounded language/community reference coordinates, never lexical birthplaces.
07The inspected sources establish the displayed form and route but do not establish a secure word-specific lexical date for קִבּוּץ.
Source
kibbutz — Collins English DictionaryHarperCollins PublishersInspected lexical, historical, or regional record
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
Collins gives kibbutz as a collective settlement, records British and American pronunciations, and derives it from Modern Hebrew qibbūs, gathering, from Hebrew qibbūtz.
Definition, pronunciation and Word origin
Qualification Unresolved
Normal lexical and historical sources were inspected; the retained evidence does not support a more precise date.
What Lexography infers
Lexography retains the source-backed value at its stated scope and does not infer a stronger origin, date, or location than the inspected evidence supports.
Checked 2026-09-20. Dictionary definition, pronunciation variants and Modern Hebrew morphology; brief paraphrase only.
08The inspected source supports the conventional reading ki-BOOTZ for kibbutz; it is presented as a reading, not as transliteration.
Source
kibbutz — Collins English DictionaryHarperCollins PublishersInspected lexical, historical, or regional record
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
Collins gives kibbutz as a collective settlement, records British and American pronunciations, and derives it from Modern Hebrew qibbūs, gathering, from Hebrew qibbūtz.
Definition, pronunciation and Word origin
Qualification Source-supported
Directly supported by the inspected passage.
What Lexography infers
Lexography retains the source-backed value at its stated scope and does not infer a stronger origin, date, or location than the inspected evidence supports.
Checked 2026-09-20. Dictionary definition, pronunciation variants and Modern Hebrew morphology; brief paraphrase only.
09Israel · Modern Hebrew reference region is used as a broad language, speech-community, or documented contact-corridor reference for this stage; it is not presented as a lexical birthplace.
Source
Glottolog 5.3 — slice 3 language reference regionsHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyInspected lexical, historical, or regional record
Source passage
Reference record
Israel · Modern Hebrew reference region; reference coordinates 31.5 latitude, 35 longitude. A broad Modern Hebrew reference region, not the date or birthplace of the communal institution.
Language reference map and country listing
Qualification Reference only
The regional record supports map orientation only; it does not prove a lexical origin coordinate.
What Lexography infers
Lexography retains the source-backed value at its stated scope and does not infer a stronger origin, date, or location than the inspected evidence supports.
Checked 2026-09-20. CC BY 4.0; rounded language/community reference coordinates, never lexical birthplaces.
10The inspected source supports the bounded lexical or textual period shown for kibbutz.
Source
kibbutz — Online Etymology DictionaryOnline Etymology DictionaryInspected lexical, historical, or regional record
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
Online Etymology Dictionary dates the English noun kibbutz to 1931 and explains it through Modern Hebrew qibbus, gathering, from the root meaning to gather.
kibbutz(n.) opening entry
Qualification Source-supported
Directly supported by the inspected passage.
What Lexography infers
Lexography retains the source-backed value at its stated scope and does not infer a stronger origin, date, or location than the inspected evidence supports.
Checked 2026-09-20. Historical English lexical date and Hebrew morphology; brief paraphrase only.