Adirim
{{Infobox Israel village
|name=Adirim
|image= Adirim moshav.jpg
|caption= Entrance sign
|image_size=200px
|hebname={{Script/Hebrew|אַדִּירִים}}
|meaning=Lordly (plural)
|foundation=20 February 1956
|founded_by = Moroccan Jews
|affiliation=Moshavim Movement
|district=north
|council=Gilboa
|altOffSp= Addirim
| population={{Israel populations|Addirim}}
| popyear={{Israel populations|Year}}
| population_footnotes={{Israel populations|reference}}
|pushpin_map=Israel jezreel |pushpin_mapsize=250
|coordinates = {{coord|32|32|57|N|35|16|18|E|display=inline,title}}
}}
Adirim ({{langx|he|אַדִּירִים}}) is a small moshav in northern Israel. Located adjacent to Barak and Dvora and six kilometres south of Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In {{Israel populations|Year}} its population was {{Israel populations|Addirim}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}
Etymology
Adirim derives its name from the Bible; "Water he requested, (but) milk she gave him: in a lordly bowl she brought him cream." ({{bibleverse||Judges|5:25|HE}}) Adirim is also mentioned in {{bibleverse||Judges|5:13|HE}}:Also, according to Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.71, {{ISBN|965-220-186-3}} (English) "Then down marched the remnant of the nobles." It commemorates the warriors of the nearby battle, led by the Biblical Deborah, as well as the Israeli soldiers who fought nearby in the War of Independence.
History
The moshav founded on 20 February 1956 by immigrants from Morocco, the first of the Gush Hever moshavim. Its proximity to the Green Line made it a target for terrorist infiltrators in its early years.
References
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Category:Populated places established in 1956
Category:1956 establishments in Israel
Category:Populated places in Northern District (Israel)
Category:Moroccan-Jewish culture in Israel
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