Talk:Nahalal
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Moshav Ovdim
Nahalal was never Moshav Shitufi. It was established in 1921 as Moshav Ovdim and was the first Moshav Ovdim. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.136.5.36 (talk) 04:05, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
- I agree with this sentence as far as I can determine. Neumann "Early Zionism" calls it the first moshav ovdim. So does the Historical Dictionary of Israel (2nd. edn. p329). That source, and also our article at Moshav shitufi, says that the first moshav shitufi was Kfar Hittim. Zerotalk 11:50, 8 September 2015 (UTC)
Etymology?
I've heard people tell me that the name Nahalal is thought to derive from the Hebrew root נהל, which has meanings relating to "managing" in Modern Hebrew (e.g. מנהל "manager") but may have meant "to lead" in Biblical Hebrew. The idea is that the name indicates a place where livestock are led to water. Is the a folk etymology, or one which is supported by reliable sources? —Moxfyre (ǝɹʎℲxoɯ | contrib) 21:47, 24 December 2018 (UTC)