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  2. List of English words of Hebrew origin - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of English words of Hebrew origin.Transliterated pronunciations not found in Merriam-Webster or the American Heritage Dictionary follow Sephardic/Modern Israeli pronunciations as opposed to Ashkenazi pronunciations, with the major difference being that the letter taw (ת ‎) is transliterated as a 't' as opposed to an 's'.

  3. Jackal - Wikipedia

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    Jackals are canids native to Africa and Eurasia.While the word "jackal" has historically been used for many canines of the subtribe canina, in modern use it most commonly refers to three species: the closely related black-backed jackal (Lupulella mesomelas) and side-striped jackal (Lupulella adusta) of Central and Southern Africa, and the golden jackal (Canis aureus) of south-central Europe ...

  4. Onocentaur - Wikipedia

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    It comes quickly and does not delay") [6] and 34:14 ("and the spirits will meet with the onocentaurs and howl one to another, and the onocentaurs will stop because they have found rest") to translate some sort of "island beast(s)" called ’íy (אִי; pl. ’íyyîm אִיִּים) in the original Hebrew, [7] [8] possibly jackal [9] or hyena. [8]

  5. Prefixes in Hebrew - Wikipedia

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    There are several prefixes in the Hebrew language which are appended to regular words to introduce a new meaning. In Hebrew, the letters that form those prefixes are called "formative letters" (Hebrew: אוֹתִיּוֹת הַשִּׁמּוּשׁ, Otiyot HaShimush).

  6. List of Hebrew abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    The resulting words of the rearrangement are marked with gershayim. When listing the letters themselves. For example, ְמְנַצְפַּ״ך menatzpach lists all the Hebrew letters having special final forms at the ends of words. When spelling out a letter. In this way, אַלֶ״ף spells out alef א, and יוּ״ד spells out yud י.

  7. Jackal (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Jackal (DC Comics) a terrorist in the DC Comics universe; Damian Spinelli or The Jackal, in the television series General Hospital; Dr. Jackal or Kuroudou Akabane, in the manga and anime series GetBackers; Jackal, a species of extraterrestrial reptiles from the Halo video games; Red Jackal, a character from the G.I. Joe comics

  8. Animals in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    The first time we read of "wild beasts" in the D.V., it fairly stands for the Hebrew word zîz [Ps. lxxix (Hebr., lxxx), 14], albeit the singular "wild beast" is a clumsy translation. The same Hebrew word in Ps. xlix, 11, at least for consistency's sake, should have been rendered in the same manner; "the beauty of the field" must consequently ...

  9. Jewish greetings - Wikipedia

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    Hebrew script Translation Pronunciation Language Explanation Shalom: שָׁלוֹם ‎ Hello, goodbye, peace Hebrew A Hebrew greeting, based on the root for "completeness". Literally meaning "peace", shalom is used for both hello and goodbye. [6] A cognate with the Arabic-language salaam. Shalom aleichem: שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם ‎