zionist jews declared war on nazi germany prior to ww2?

[Jeanette X]

Originally Posted by Abcdxxxx

Not exactly. The term derives from Hebrew, to describe ritual burning sacrifices.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/holocaust
1200–50; ME < LL holocaustum (Vulgate) < Gk holókauston (Septuagint), neut. of holókaustos burnt whole

Although used in translations from a Hebrew text, it is Greek. Not Hebrew.

Triple holocausted.

[Abcdxxxx]

Like I said, it's derived from Hebrew. It wasn't born out of Greek Paganism yadda yadda. Context is everything. The Hebrew word was Olot which didn't have a direct translation for the King James translation, but that's what they're referencing. There are lots of examples of secular uses of the word long before the Shoah, but it's origins were the appropriation of the Old Testament.

[Jeanette X]

The Olot doesn't sound as weighty as The Holocaust.