Sabra (surname)

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Sabra or Sabrah is both a given name and surname with multiple origins. The term Sabra is also derived from the Arabic sabr, meaning patience. Sabra is also the Arabic name for the Opuntia, a type of prickly pear cactus. The term was adopted by Hebrew speakers in Israel for the cactus and is also a colloquial term used since the 1930s to describe someone who is born in Israel.[1][2]

Notable people with the name include:

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