Balashon - Hebrew Language Detective
Sunday, May 01, 2022

shidah

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A reader asked about the word shidah  שִׁדָּה, translated by Morfix as "dresser, chest of drawers." That seemed like an easy task ...
Tuesday, April 19, 2022

kodesh and kadosh

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 A reader asked me to write about the Hebrew words kadosh קדוש and kodesh  קודש - generally translated as "holy" and "holines...
Monday, April 11, 2022

pilegesh

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After writing about words deriving from the root פלג , a reader asked if there was a connection to the word pilegesh פילגש - "concubine...
Tuesday, April 05, 2022

folk, pelach and peleg

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I recently finished reading John McWhorter's book  Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English . Throughout the book, ...
Sunday, March 27, 2022

ghoul and gorilla

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The English word "ghoul" derives from Arabic. Here's the Online Etymology Dictionary entry for ghoul : 1786, goul , in the Eng...
Sunday, March 20, 2022

April

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Last week on Purim we read the book of Esther, and next week we start the month of April. It turns out that Esther and April have more in co...
Tuesday, March 15, 2022

gizzard

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Several years ago, I wrote about the root gazar גזר - "to cut". After pointing out that it's not related to gezer  גֶּזֶר - &...
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