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Do you know any Hebrew letters?

א ב ג ד, for example?

Posted - April 6, 2020

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  • 4631
    Alas, I know only aleph, א.

    Ari and I went to a kabbalistic workshop about six months ago.
    It explored the meaning of aleph according to the three systems of Kabbalah.

    It fascinating to discover how Kabbalists use the Hebrew alphabet as a means of exploring the nature of their god.

    If I were living in Israel, I'd make the effort to learn to read, write and speak Hebrew, but where I am I have no need for it.

    Ari grew up with it and is still fluent.
      April 6, 2020 11:48 PM MDT
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  • 52934

      No. It irked me recently because it was a crossword puzzle clue and it stumped me. Grrrrrr. 
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      April 7, 2020 1:04 AM MDT
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  • 2217

    I used some in mathematics and learned the alphabet and some vocabulary for a trip to the Holy Land in 2000.  I was a hero for knowing the word שֵׁרוּתִים (toilets) at a stop on the bus tour. 

    It's nearly all forgotten by now. 

     

      April 7, 2020 3:42 AM MDT
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  • 32656
    ש Shin. Shin also stands for the word Shaddai, a name for God. Because of this, a kohen (priest) forms the letter Shin with his hands as he recites the Priestly Blessing.

    It is also the shape of the chambers in the human heart. 
      April 7, 2020 6:57 AM MDT
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  • 2217
    I've used shin in my post. It is of course famously used as a shibboleth, outing those who pronounced it 's'. 

    It has a superficial resemblance to the Cyrillic ш.
    This post was edited by Malizz at April 7, 2020 12:23 PM MDT
      April 7, 2020 7:04 AM MDT
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  • 19942
    Chai - Life
    Hebrew Chai Symbol Postcard | Zazzle.com
      April 7, 2020 10:36 AM MDT
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  • I know some, but it's not something I've studied. I would like to learn. 
      April 7, 2020 11:27 AM MDT
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  • 44226
    Oddly enough, no.
      April 7, 2020 12:24 PM MDT
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  • 52934

      A lot of science-related and scientific words are based on Latin or Greek roots. What are some other languages that also form that basis?

    ~
      April 8, 2020 6:28 AM MDT
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  • 44226
    Scores of stars have Arabic names.
      April 8, 2020 11:16 AM MDT
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  • 52934

      Thank you. 
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      April 8, 2020 8:00 PM MDT
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  • 1305



    yod hey vav hey

      April 9, 2020 12:32 PM MDT
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  • 182
    Well, there's St Paul's letter to the Phallopians - they certainly came to a sticky end didn't they?
      April 12, 2020 11:19 AM MDT
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  • 13257
    phallopians fallopians. Yes, totally tubular!
      April 12, 2020 11:25 AM MDT
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