Is there a connection between the word zera זרע - "seed" and the skin affliction tzaraat צרעת - (frequently, although perhaps i...

As I've pointed out before , I'm a big fan of the comic strip Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis. Well, in today's comic he ...

Is shachor ( shahor ) שחור - "black" related to shachar ( shahar ) שחר - "dawn"? The best way to tell would be to see ...

An Israeli once asked me, "Isn't it difficult to write in English about Hebrew words?". I unknowingly paraphrased Salman Rushd...

Tzahov ( tsahov ) צהוב - yellow - is similar to adom אדום. Both follow the common vowel pattern for colors (see also shahor, kachol, yarok...