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Palmach in a sentence

Palmach meaning

The elite fighting force of the Haganah during the period of the British Mandate for Palestine.

Using Palmach

  • The main meaning on this page is: The elite fighting force of the Haganah during the period of the British Mandate for Palestine.
  • In the example corpus, palmach often appears in combinations such as: the palmach.

Context around Palmach

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

haganah 1× young 1× two 1×

Often after:

battalion 1× pre 1× veteran 1× striking 1× newspaper 1× forces 1× carried 1× squads 1×

Sentence patterns with Palmach

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

by two palmach squads the 1× created the palmach an acronym 1× days in palmach 1× for a palmach newspaper 1× haganah and palmach carried out 1× haganah including palmach striking force 1× neumann a palmach veteran of 1× of haganah palmach and irgun 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

according to amnon 1× after his release 1× benny morris 2003 1× during this period 1× following the demobilization 1× leah rabin was 1×

Common sentence endings:

a palmach newspaper 1× and suffered expulsion 1× conquer mixed zones 1× days in palmach 1× erez near gaza 1× in october 1947 1×

Words around Palmach

Just before it in the word index:

palma 174 palm 1.761 pally 26 pallu 2 pallotti 2 pallotta 2

Just after it in the word index:

palmanova 3 palmar 3 palmariorum 2 palmas 46 palmate 6 palmately 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 16 abada 16 abbottabad 16 abdulkareem 16 abha 16 abominations 16

Corpus analysis for Palmach

  • In this selection, "palmach" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, haganah, young, two, battalion, pre and veteran stand out and add context to how "palmach" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include by two palmach squads the and created the palmach an acronym. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "palmach" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with palmach

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Haganah and Palmach carried out ten such operations. (9 words)

Slater, pp. 46–47 Allon continued to train the young Palmach forces. (12 words)

Peleg, a member of the Palmach pre-state underground, founded Kibbutz Erez near Gaza. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

During this period, Lichtenfeld trained several elite units of the Haganah including Palmach (striking force of the Haganah and forerunner of the special units of the Israel Defense Forces ) and the Pal-Yam, as well as groups of police officers. (40 words)

According to Amnon Neumann, a Palmach veteran of the Southern front, hardly any Arab villages in the south fought back, due to the miserable poverty of their means and lack of weapons, and suffered expulsion. (35 words)

On May 14, 1941, the Haganah created the Palmach (an acronym for Plugot Mahatz—strike companies), an elite commando section, in preparation against the possibility of a British withdrawal and Axis invasion of Palestine. (34 words)

Example sentences (13)

After his release he became the commander of the second Palmach battalion and rose to the position of Chief Operations Officer of the Palmach in October 1947.

Peleg, a member of the Palmach pre-state underground, founded Kibbutz Erez near Gaza.

According to Amnon Neumann, a Palmach veteran of the Southern front, hardly any Arab villages in the south fought back, due to the miserable poverty of their means and lack of weapons, and suffered expulsion.

Benny Morris (2003), p. 242 Within the framework of the establishment of Jewish territorial continuity foreseen by Plan Dalet, the forces of Haganah, Palmach and Irgun intended to conquer mixed zones.

During this period, Lichtenfeld trained several elite units of the Haganah including Palmach (striking force of the Haganah and forerunner of the special units of the Israel Defense Forces ) and the Pal-Yam, as well as groups of police officers.

Following the demobilization at the end of the war he was the most senior (former) member of the Palmach that remained in the IDF.

Leah Rabin was working at the time as a reporter for a Palmach newspaper.

On May 14, 1941, the Haganah created the Palmach (an acronym for Plugot Mahatz—strike companies), an elite commando section, in preparation against the possibility of a British withdrawal and Axis invasion of Palestine.

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Slater, pp. 46–47 Allon continued to train the young Palmach forces.

The Haganah and Palmach carried out ten such operations.

The Jordanians launched two counterattacks, temporarily taking Beit Susin before being forced back, and capturing Gezer after a fierce battle, which was retaken by two Palmach squads the same evening.

The nickname is also attributed to a long Arab dress he wore during his underground days in Palmach.

The re-organisation led to several conflicts between Ben-Gurion and the Haganah leadership, including what was known as The Generals' Revolt and the dismantling of the Palmach.

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Common combinations with palmach

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "palmach" in a sentence?
An example: "After his release he became the commander of the second Palmach battalion and rose to the position of Chief Operations Officer of the Palmach in October 1947." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "palmach" from authentic English texts.
What does "palmach" mean?
Palmach means: The elite fighting force of the Haganah during the period of the British Mandate for Palestine.
How many example sentences with "palmach" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "palmach", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.