▁( , ▁lit . ▁F ount ains ) ▁is ▁a ▁youth ▁village ▁in ▁central ▁Israel . ▁Loc ated ▁near ▁N ess ▁Z iona , ▁it ▁falls ▁under ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁Gan ▁R ave h ▁Regional ▁Council . ▁In ▁ ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁by ▁Ada ▁Ma imon ▁as ▁a ▁girl ' s ▁training ▁farm ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁The ▁village ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁though ▁no - one ▁lived ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁until ▁Ma imon , ▁ten ▁girls ▁and ▁a ▁guard ▁moved ▁in ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 2 ; ▁until ▁then ▁they ▁had ▁lived ▁in ▁nearby ▁N ess ▁Z iona . ▁The ▁village ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁numerous ▁spr ings ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁though ▁other ▁sources ▁claim ▁it ▁is ▁taken ▁from ▁De uter onomy ▁ 8 : 7 ; ▁For ▁the ▁L ORD ▁thy ▁God ▁bring eth ▁thee ▁into ▁a ▁good ▁land , ▁a ▁land ▁of ▁bro oks ▁of ▁water , ▁of ▁f ount ains ▁and ▁depth s , ▁spring ing ▁forth ▁in ▁valle ys ▁and ▁hills . ▁ ▁The ▁Jewish ▁National ▁Fund ▁wrote ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁that ▁the ▁name ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Arab ic . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁village ▁became ▁an ▁agricult ural ▁school ▁and ▁took ▁in ▁young ▁Hol oca ust ▁surv iv ors ▁who ▁had