Tifrah ( he, תִּפְרַח, ''lit.'' heshall blossom) is a religious moshav in southern

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. Located in the north-western

Negev The Negev or Negeb (; he, הַנֶּגֶב, hanNegév; ar, ٱلنَّقَب, an-Naqab) is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The region's largest city and administrative capital is Beersheba (pop. ), in the north. At its sout ...

to the west of

Eshel HaNasi Eshel HaNasi ( he, אֵשֶׁל הַנָּשִׂיא, ''lit.'' Tamarisk of the President) is a youth village in southern Israel. Located between Beersheba and Ofakim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In it had a pop ...

with an area of 5,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

The moshav was established in 1950 by Jewish immigrants from

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and

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. Like the names of two other moshavim (

Gilat Gilat ( he, גִּילַת, , Joy) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the western Negev desert between Beersheba and Ofakim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The moshav ...

, Ranen) in the area its name is taken from the Book of Isaiah 35:2;

(The wilderness and the parched land, (35:1)) ''it shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice, even with joy and singing.

References

{{Merhavim Regional Council Moshavim Religious Israeli communities Populated places established in 1950 Populated places in Southern District (Israel) 1950 establishments in Israel Hungarian-Jewish culture in Israel North African-Jewish culture in Israel