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Hishahon - חִשָּׁכוֹן

Pronunciation: Hi·sha·hon

Literal translation: Blackout

Not to be mistaken with hisahon (savings), hishahon is the Hebrew word for a blackout.

In 1979 in Israel, a human error caused a complete hishahon all over the country, which lasted 7 hours.