With a rare combination of erudition and insight, the author investigates the major aspects of Yiddish language and culture, showing where Yiddish came from and what it has to offer, even as it ceases to be a "living" language.
... Hebrew Inherent Meaning: Kindness Spiritual Connotation: Gentle Language/Cultural Origin: old German Inherent ... HILDA, Hilde Language/Cultural Origin: old German Inherent Meaning: Battle Maid Spiritual Connotation: Courageous ...
... meaning . PHYLLIS : a green leaf , or EDNA pleasure - Hebrew IDA : happy - Teutonic . greenleaf bough -- Greek . EDWARD : valuable or rich ISAAC : laughter - Hebrew ... HILDA : battle or war PAUL : little - Greek . maiden - Teutonic ...
... Hebrew University, 2009). She is the editor of On Recognition of the Jewish State (in English, Palestinian Forum for Israeli Studies [MADAR], 2014), and the coeditor of On the Meaning ... Hilda Blaustein Professor of Hebrew Language and ...
... Hebrew , a gift or present . sel for the land . Horace , Latin , meaning uncertain . Maurice , Latin , sprung of a ... Hilda , German , warrior maiden . Agnes , German , chaste . Dagmar , German , joy of the Danes . Honora , Latin , honorable ...
... Hebrew , cleaving to the Lord . Horace , Latin , meaning uncertain . Horatio , Italian , worthy to be be- German ... Hilda , German , warrior maiden . Honora , Latin , honorable . Huldah , Hebrew , a weasel . Isabella , Spanish ...
... Hebrew , praising . Julia , Juliana , feminine of Julius , q . v . Katherine , form of Catherine , q . v . Keturah , Hebrew , incense . Kezsiah , Hebrew , cassia . Laura , Latin , a laurel . Lavinia , Latin , of Latium . Letitia , Latin ...
Until now, their attempts have accomplished little more than identifying most of the pictographic letters and translating a few of the Semitic words. With the publication of The World's Oldest Alphabet, a new day has dawned.
... meaning “the shining light” Ellaine, Ellayne, Elaina, Elayna, Elayne, Elaene, Elaena, Ellaina Elama (Hebrew) ... Hilda, meaning “a battlemaiden; a protector” Elde, Eldi, Eldie, Eldee, Eldy, Eldey, Eldea, Eldeah Eldora (Greek) A gift of ...