Hebrew

Alternative forms

• שֹׁאָה defective spelling

Noun

שׁוֹאָה • ‎(šô’â) f ‎(plural indefinite שׁוֹאוֹת, singular construct שׁוֹאַת־)

1. A catastrophe, a ruin.
2. Specifically, used to refer to the Holocaust.
3. (slang, used adjectivally) Hard, unbearable.

Descendants

• English: Shoah
• French: Shoah
• German: Schoah