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Hebrew Language Detective

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New post - does רעל really mean "poison"?

https://t.co/AyUMTWz4V4

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New post - rachatz: bathe/trust:

https://t.co/eQN0sjGK3d

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New post - agartal:

https://t.co/JrNT4EBI9m

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New post - casbah and katzav:

https://t.co/emXEAxkHax

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Twenty years of Balashon (!). Here’s a quick anniversary interview with myself—how it began, what kept it going, and what the numbers look like:

https://t.co/YxBUnunfIm

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The connection between ghibli and the Hebrew kibel קבל:

https://t.co/NBy4Wv5k16

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New post - the clown words leitzan and mukion:

https://t.co/ZZXhOHxx6C

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New post - inbal:

https://t.co/hwj3NNMBfU

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New post - Elul:

https://t.co/nfiyz1GDBo

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New post about kartis, card, and chaltura:

https://t.co/SSNF4yiJCm

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New post about the connection between zonda and sound:

https://t.co/28VggmxEYL

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A new post where I discuss the connection between "chayil" and "chayal": https://t.co/Q2YSuLC1lW You may be surprised at the common source.

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New post about the various meanings of אמן: emunah, amen, emet, umanut and more:

https://t.co/hzLxMvrIlx

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New post about bara (create) and bari (healthy):

https://t.co/QWXsUXYqjY

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New post: halakha and charig:

https://t.co/qBq2opp8Bf

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New post about the etymology of nukhba:

https://t.co/Alboovrad3

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New post about פוקס and flukes:

https://t.co/gUsE24BRRE

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New post about Hebrew cognates to the Arabic "intifada":

https://t.co/A2kMGlfSwk

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New post about the history of the word tallit. I always thought it had a Hebrew origin, but turns out a Greek one may be more likely:

https://t.co/Jtp3pnoYe8

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@JusBass Took a little while, but I finally wrote about it:

https://t.co/hzQZzAEVf7