hebrew word of the week Archives – Page 3 of 6

Hebrew word of the week: Miriam

Jewish Journal February 25, 2016

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Hebrew word of the week: Hahpatsah

Jewish Journal February 17, 2016

The feminist movement has contributed many words to the modern, global vocabulary and has made our society especially sensitive to not treating each other as a thing, an object.

Hebrew word of the week: Shoshannah (Lily or Rose)

Jewish Journal February 11, 2016

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Hebrew word of the week: Tahtonim

Jewish Journal January 28, 2016

Hebrew word of the week: Pistachios

Jewish Journal January 21, 2016

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Hebrew word of the week: Procrastination

Jewish Journal January 13, 2016

In English, to procrastinate is related to the Latin cras, “tomorrow.”

Hebrew word of the week: Citizen

Jewish Journal December 30, 2015

The English word “citizen” is derived from Latin civitas “city” (compare to Spanish ciudad)

Hebrew word of the week: Yeshu/Jesus

Jewish Journal December 16, 2015

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Hebrew word(s) of the week: Hashmona’im/makabbim, Hasmoneans/Maccabees

Jewish Journal December 9, 2015

The Hasmoneans and Maccabees are almost synonymous names for the family that liberated the Holy Temple and all Judea from the Hellenistic (Greek) pagan influence.