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==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French ''jubilé'', from Late Latin ''jubilaeus'', modification of Late Greek ''iōbēlaios'', from [[Hebrew]] ''yōbhēl'' ram's horn, jubilee
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septuagint Septuagint] rendered the [[Hebrew]] ''yovel'' as "a trumpet-blast of [[liberty]]" (αφεσεως σημασια afeseos ''semasia''), and the Vulgate by Latin ''iobeleus''.
Traditionally, it was [[thought]] that the [[English]] term Jubilee derives from the Hebrew term ''yobel'' (via Latin ''Jubilaeus''), which in turn derives from ''yobhel'', meaning ram; the Jubilee year was announced by a blast on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shofar shofar], an instrument made from a ram's horn, during that year's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Kippur Yom Kippur].
An alternative etymology notes that the [[Latin]] verb ''iūbilō'', "shout for [[joy]]," predates the Vulgate, and proposes that instead the Latin ''jubilo'' (meaning shout), as well as Middle Irish ''ilach'' ([[victory]] cry), New English ''yowl'', and Ancient Greek ''iuzo'' (shout), derived from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-European Proto-Indo-European] root *yu- (shout for joy). In this case the Hebrew term for "jubilee" is a borrowing from neighboring Indo-European languages, rather than deriving from another [[Hebrew]] word.
==Definitions==
*1often capitalized : a year of [[emancipation]] and restoration provided by ancient [[Hebrew]] [[law]] to be kept every 50 years by the emancipation of Hebrew [[slaves]], restoration of alienated [[lands]] to their former owners, and omission of all cultivation of the [[land]]
*2a : a special anniversary; especially : a 50th anniversary
:b : a celebration of such an anniversary
*3a : a period of time proclaimed by the Roman Catholic pope ordinarily every 25 years as a time of special [[solemnity]]
:b : a special plenary [[indulgence]] granted during a year of jubilee to Roman Catholics who perform certain specified [[works]] of [[repentance]] and [[piety]]
*4a : jubilation
:b : a [[season]] of [[celebration]]
*5: a religious [[song]] of black Americans usually referring to a time of [[future]] [[happiness]]
==Description==
The Jubilee (Hebrew yovel יובל) year is the year at the end of [[seven]] [[cycles]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shmita shmita] (Sabbatical years), and according to [[Biblical]] regulations had a special impact on the ownership and [[management]] of [[land]] in the Land of [[Israel]]; there is some [[debate]] whether it was the 49th year (the last year of seven [[sabbatical]] cycles, referred to as the Sabbath's [[Sabbath]]), or whether it was the following (50th) year.
<blockquote>"This fiftieth year is sacred—it is a time of freedom and of celebration when everyone will receive back their original property, and slaves will return home to their families. "—[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Leviticus#Chapter_.25 Leviticus 25:10]</blockquote>
Jubilee deals largely with [[land]], [[property]], and property rights. As with most [[cultures]], the property rights regarding land, [[slaves]] and indentured servants was less absolute than for other property rights such as for [[tools]] and personal [[artifacts]].
The biblical rules concerning Sabbatical years (shmita) are still observed by many religious Jews in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Israel State of Israel], but the regulations for the Jubilee year have not been observed for many centuries.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubilee_%28biblical%29]
[[Category: Religion]]
[[Category: Anthropology]]
==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French ''jubilé'', from Late Latin ''jubilaeus'', modification of Late Greek ''iōbēlaios'', from [[Hebrew]] ''yōbhēl'' ram's horn, jubilee
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septuagint Septuagint] rendered the [[Hebrew]] ''yovel'' as "a trumpet-blast of [[liberty]]" (αφεσεως σημασια afeseos ''semasia''), and the Vulgate by Latin ''iobeleus''.
Traditionally, it was [[thought]] that the [[English]] term Jubilee derives from the Hebrew term ''yobel'' (via Latin ''Jubilaeus''), which in turn derives from ''yobhel'', meaning ram; the Jubilee year was announced by a blast on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shofar shofar], an instrument made from a ram's horn, during that year's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Kippur Yom Kippur].
An alternative etymology notes that the [[Latin]] verb ''iūbilō'', "shout for [[joy]]," predates the Vulgate, and proposes that instead the Latin ''jubilo'' (meaning shout), as well as Middle Irish ''ilach'' ([[victory]] cry), New English ''yowl'', and Ancient Greek ''iuzo'' (shout), derived from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-European Proto-Indo-European] root *yu- (shout for joy). In this case the Hebrew term for "jubilee" is a borrowing from neighboring Indo-European languages, rather than deriving from another [[Hebrew]] word.
==Definitions==
*1often capitalized : a year of [[emancipation]] and restoration provided by ancient [[Hebrew]] [[law]] to be kept every 50 years by the emancipation of Hebrew [[slaves]], restoration of alienated [[lands]] to their former owners, and omission of all cultivation of the [[land]]
*2a : a special anniversary; especially : a 50th anniversary
:b : a celebration of such an anniversary
*3a : a period of time proclaimed by the Roman Catholic pope ordinarily every 25 years as a time of special [[solemnity]]
:b : a special plenary [[indulgence]] granted during a year of jubilee to Roman Catholics who perform certain specified [[works]] of [[repentance]] and [[piety]]
*4a : jubilation
:b : a [[season]] of [[celebration]]
*5: a religious [[song]] of black Americans usually referring to a time of [[future]] [[happiness]]
==Description==
The Jubilee (Hebrew yovel יובל) year is the year at the end of [[seven]] [[cycles]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shmita shmita] (Sabbatical years), and according to [[Biblical]] regulations had a special impact on the ownership and [[management]] of [[land]] in the Land of [[Israel]]; there is some [[debate]] whether it was the 49th year (the last year of seven [[sabbatical]] cycles, referred to as the Sabbath's [[Sabbath]]), or whether it was the following (50th) year.
<blockquote>"This fiftieth year is sacred—it is a time of freedom and of celebration when everyone will receive back their original property, and slaves will return home to their families. "—[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Leviticus#Chapter_.25 Leviticus 25:10]</blockquote>
Jubilee deals largely with [[land]], [[property]], and property rights. As with most [[cultures]], the property rights regarding land, [[slaves]] and indentured servants was less absolute than for other property rights such as for [[tools]] and personal [[artifacts]].
The biblical rules concerning Sabbatical years (shmita) are still observed by many religious Jews in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Israel State of Israel], but the regulations for the Jubilee year have not been observed for many centuries.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubilee_%28biblical%29]
[[Category: Religion]]
[[Category: Anthropology]]
