" Shalom " . most famous Jewish word in the world . A friend told me that behind this word ; there's a story ?
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Its not a "Jewish" word, its Hebrew (our language) for 'peace'. What sort of story do you mean? It is one of the ways we  greet each other. Historically, when coming to a camp, we would greet the sentry with "shalom aleichem!" or "peace be among you", (almost a question and statement at the same time) and the appropriate response from the sentry would be "aleichem shalom" or "among us, there is peace" This lets the vistors know that everything is fine at the camp, and that they are welcome to enter the camp. This is how it was done back then, and that form of answering with the subjects reversed remains to be the appropriate greeting\n\nUpdate: Toda, toda. Beruch ti hiyeh!\n\nUpdate: Technically SFederow. In the example I used the senrty is speaking for the camp in its singular entirety. The person is asking the status of the camp as a whole, not simply the sentry himself. In which case, the use of the singular referring to the entire camp is justified, thus my translation as 'us'.
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It is from the Hebrew Amayn meaning "let it be so".  The longer version of this would be Kayn Yihi Ratzon.\n\nIn Jewish practice, it isn't something you would say after your own prayer, but rather something you would say after hearing someone else's prayer. So it acts as an affirmation that you agree with what the other person has said.
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Yes, I was always amazed about this. Even more intersting is it takes about one whole year for one Torah. I always feel a great deal of respect for these people who dedicate their lifes to this cause and can sit hours one this very detailed work. I know I couldn't.\n\n     I am sure the text is accuate. I respect these people beyond doubt. The debates are from two sources. \n\n     First, what the text means. This is commonly addressed by rabbis and the different interperatations are generaly included in bar/bat mitzvah speeches to show the understanding of the Torah and their knowledge.\n\n     Secound, is the despite popular belief, the language translation from Hebrew to English. While two words may have the same connotation the annotaion may be different. Also langeges evolve over time. See http://www.webster.com/help/faq/etymology.htm\n\n\nOk I'm curious... Schneb. What religion are you? (Schneb sounds Jewish but I tought you were christian) If you don't want to tell its ok as it make no difference to my response.
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It means "Jehovah" in Hebrew.  Haven't heard of the song but would love to.
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The words in Hebrew are Nephesh Chayah which could be translated as "living soul".  However, due to Christian misidentification of the Nephesh ('soul') as being something eternal, many Christian translations don't put this word into English.  This is just a question of sloppy theology and translation on the part of Christianity.\n\nIn Judaism the word Nephesh is considered to be more like the "operating system" of the animal (or human), where the body is the "hardware".  As long as the "operating system" is functional, the hardware has "life".  The Nephesh is in charge of survival, the desire for reproduction, etc. - the basic animal desires.\n\nHumans are more than just the hardware and the software.  Man was created Tzelem Elokim "In the Image of G-d".  This is often compared to the embers that fly off of a log that is burning.  Man has a divine spirit, that is wrapped in the animal "soul" which is wrapped in the body of flesh.  It was only when Elokim breathed into man's nostrils the "breath of life" (Nesomah Chayah) that man became a Nephesh Chayah (living soul).\n\nStudy Hebrew and you will begin to catch the differences in concepts here.\n\nAs to your question about Moses burning his tongue as a child in Pharoah's court, you will find this recorded in Midrash Sefer HaYashar ("the book of Jasher").  Look it up, and you will find a number of sites that have the entire book online from Samuel's 1840 English translation.\n\nSefer HaYasher is a highly respected Midrashic source.  But that doesn't make it Torah.  The rabbis at the Council of Yavneh determined which works would be included in the Tanakh and Jasher just isn't one of them.  There are many good stories recorded in this work and it would appear that even early Christians believed it to some extent (see Paul's words about Jannes and Jambres in 2 Timothy).
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The yiddish word, from my point of view, does have the broad meaning you suggest - it could be any little things, not just promotional items.  More than just knick-knacks.  It could be any physical item, usually smaller than a chair.
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Try to translate this I cant figure out how but this is supposedly the only way.\nThat damn guy was talking bout the jewish website well I found it.
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chai in hebrew means life!!( חי=chai,thats how its written in hebrew!)
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I've asked this question before, actually. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AutS5JZA1SeAz4Wwe_TTd9rsy6IX?qid=1006053111285\nSeems to be a jewish tradition.
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i just love all the absolute ignorance that is to be found here on Y!A....\n\nThe sixth letter in the Hebrew aleph-bet is a 'vov,' and it is not pronounced the way a 'double-u' or 'W' is pronounced in English. That was the mistake of the ignorant Christian Biblical scholars of the 1800's and the Christians who didnt know any better. When transliterating the Hebrew characters, they distinguished between a 'vet' and a 'vov' by using a 'b' for a 'bet' and for a 'vet,' and a 'w' for a 'vov,' even though both the 'vet' and the 'vov' are pronounced exactly the same, which is like the 'V' in English.\n\nAnd, by the way, if you didnt understand or follow what i just wrote, PLEASE LEARN HEBREW, especially before you try to study the Bible!
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neither really, its a hebrew word that we have tried to adapt to English.\n\nChannukah would be the closer of the two becuase in hebrew there is a "cha" sound at the beginning
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I haven't seen any that would use the word "equate" as you have.\n\nHowever, just to expand your horizons, realize that the Hebrew language would make some of those same connections.\n\nFor example, the Ruach haQodesh ("Holy Spirit") - "Ruach" is Hebrew for "wind".  Obviously this is carried out in Japanese as well where "Kamakazee" means "divine wind".  "Ruach" is also used as "breath of life".  Of the 378 times the word Ruach occurs in Tanakh, it is translated as "spirit" 232 times.\n\nOr when G-d breathed into man's nostrils the "breath of life" - the "Noshoma Chayah" the word "Noshoma" is also used to refer to man's "spirit".\n\nSo the connection of 'air' to G-d has been there from the beginning - way before there were any Christians.
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I can't believe Mainworry got this wrong...actually I can believe it.\n\nAmen:This Hebrew word means firm, and hence also faithful (Rev. 3:14). In Isa. 65:16,\nthe Authorized Version has "the God of truth," which in Hebrew is "the God of\nAmen." It is frequently used by our Savior to give emphasis to his words,\nwhere it is translated "verily." Sometimes, only, however, in John's Gospel, it\nis repeated, "Verily, verily." It is used as an epithet of the Lord Jesus Christ\n(Rev. 3:14). It is found singly and sometimes doubly at the end of prayers (Ps.\n41:13; 72:19; 89:52), to confirm the words and invoke the fulfillment of them.\nIt is used in token of being bound by an oath (Num. 5:22; Deut. 27:15-26; Neh.\n5:13; 8:6; 1 Chr. 16:36). In the primitive churches it was common for the\ngeneral audience to say "Amen" at the close of the prayer (1 Cor. 14:16). The\npromises of God are Amen; i.e., they are all true and sure (2 Cor. 1:20).\n\nI will say this though. The Common English translations of the word amen include: "Verily", "Truly", "So be it", and "Let it be".\nBut you wanted to know where it originate.\nAnd also the Wikipedia definitions could have been put in there by anyone.
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Looks like a Jewish site or something.  Everything's in Hebrew.
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Of course the question would have more answers if given phonetically.\n\nJudah for example.\nJudith\nJudy\nJuice (notice how the word sounds almost exactly like "Jews"?)\n\nOf course Hebrew never had a "J" sound, so you might want to look at \nYehudah\nYehudim\netc
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You could use the word tsiurim for paintings instead of tmunot. tsiurim is more specific. So it would be \nToda al ha-tsiurim, hem yafim\nתודה על הציורים הם יפים
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Dreidel\n \nThe dreidel (a four-sided spinning top) is associated with Hanukkah. It has four sides, each engraved with a different Hebrew letter:\n\nנ (Nun) \nג (Gimel) \nה (Hey) \nש (Shin) \nThese letters are an acronym for the Hebrew words, נס גדול היה שם, Nes Gadol Haya Sham—"A great miracle happened there" (referring to the miracle of the oil that took place in the Beit Hamikdash).\n\nIn Israel, the fourth side instead shows the letter פ (Pe), rendering the acronym, נס גדול היה פה, Nes Gadol Haya Po—"A great miracle happened here" (referring to the fact that the miracle occurred in the land of Israel).\n\nTraditional Jewish commentaries ascribe deep symbolism to the markings on the dreidel. One commentary, for example, connects the four letters with the four exiles to which the nation of Israel was historically subject—Babylonia, Persia, Greece, and Rome.[13]\n\nThe dreidel is the centerpiece of a game which is often played after the lighting of the Hanukkah menorah, to keep the children interested during the short time the candles are burning. Each player starts out with 10 or 15 coins, nuts or other markers, and places one marker into the "pot". The first player spins the dreidel, which lands with one of its symbols facing up, indicating the appropriate action to be taken, corresponding to one of the following Yiddish words:\n\nNun - nisht - "not" - the next player spins \nGimel - gants - "all" - the player takes the entire pot \nHey - halb - "half" - the player takes half of the pot, rounding up if there is an odd number \nShin - shtel ayn - "put in" - the player puts one or two markers in the pot \nAnother version differs in that nun is nem - "take", while gimel is gib - "give". The game may last until one person has won everything.\n\nThe dreidel game is played in part to commemorate a game that the Jews under Greek domination played to camouflage their Torah study. Though the Greeks made a law forbidding the study of Torah, the Jews would gather in caves to engage in learning. A lookout was posted to alert the group to the presence of Greek soldiers; if he spotted them, he would give a signal and the Jews would hide their scrolls and begin playing with spinning tops (dreidels) and coins. This ruse gave the impression that they were engaged in gambling, not learning.