User Reb Chaim HaQoton

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Which languages have different words for "maternal uncle" and "paternal uncle"?

asked Mar 11, 2021 at 20:29

5 votes

3 answers

663 views

Have linguistics found any evidence that Semitic languages influenced Germanic languages or vice versa (in ancient times)?

asked Sep 14, 2018 at 10:35

5 votes

1 answer

1k views

Where online can I find a list of all the Hapax Legomena in the Hebrew Bible?

asked Jul 7, 2020 at 11:24

4 votes

0 answers

1k views

Who first said that no two words mean the exact same?

asked Aug 7, 2017 at 10:15

3 votes

1 answer

2k views

What is the term used for the opposite of a construct form?

asked Aug 17, 2018 at 12:24

3 votes

1 answer

93 views

Are there spaces or other marks between word in Ancient Semitic epigraphs?

asked Aug 31, 2021 at 19:23

3 votes

2 answers

789 views

Why does purple mean red in some places?

asked Dec 28, 2021 at 20:43

2 votes

6 answers

792 views

Is there a shared word for "word" and "thing" in any language other than Hebrew?

asked Sep 9, 2021 at 14:18

2 votes

2 answers

1k views

What's the reason behind the "silent n"?

asked Sep 27, 2015 at 8:28

1 vote

4 answers

620 views

What is it called when a person pronounces the letter t in the word "metal" as something more similar to a d sound?

asked Apr 7, 2020 at 18:26

1 vote

1 answer

94 views

What is the technical term for the copyist error of replacing a letter with another, similar-looking letter?

asked Apr 30, 2020 at 15:15

1 vote

1 answer

111 views

Is there a rule when the use of the definite article on proper nouns is appropriate in Semitic languages?

asked Jul 10, 2023 at 16:23

1 vote

1 answer

83 views

What is the technical term for glosses on a text that disagree with the text?

asked Dec 11, 2021 at 19:28

0 votes

2 answers

214 views

Is there a rule which accounts for a d in PIE becoming a b in Latin?

asked Sep 19, 2021 at 7:46

0 votes

0 answers

51 views

Who says that words historically evolve from concrete meanings to more abstract meanings?

asked Apr 15, 2022 at 8:41

0 votes

1 answer

138 views

How did Shiloah (שילוח) become Siloam and Silwan?

asked Jul 12, 2022 at 19:25

0 votes

1 answer

113 views

What languages use a conceptual parallel to the Hebrew verb ירש?

asked Sep 28, 2022 at 14:15

-1 votes

3 answers

241 views

Is the word for "brother-in-law" in Germanic languages related to the Aramaic/Syriac גיס?

asked Jul 21, 2021 at 15:48

-1 votes

0 answers

16 views

Does it make sense to argue that the English word adze ultimately derives from the Semitic root עצד? [migrated]

asked Nov 9 at 20:26

-2 votes

3 answers

244 views

Is it reasonable to connect the Old Persian/Avestan word for "garden" with the Greek word?

asked Aug 28, 2023 at 11:27

-5 votes

1 answer

184 views

What is the difference between taurus and bovine? [closed]

asked Feb 9, 2019 at 19:29

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21 Questions

Which languages have different words for "maternal uncle" and "paternal uncle"?

Have linguistics found any evidence that Semitic languages influenced Germanic languages or vice versa (in ancient times)?

Where online can I find a list of all the Hapax Legomena in the Hebrew Bible?

Who first said that no two words mean the exact same?

What is the term used for the opposite of a construct form?

Are there spaces or other marks between word in Ancient Semitic epigraphs?

Why does purple mean red in some places?

Is there a shared word for "word" and "thing" in any language other than Hebrew?

What's the reason behind the "silent n"?

What is it called when a person pronounces the letter t in the word "metal" as something more similar to a d sound?

What is the technical term for the copyist error of replacing a letter with another, similar-looking letter?

Is there a rule when the use of the definite article on proper nouns is appropriate in Semitic languages?

What is the technical term for glosses on a text that disagree with the text?

Is there a rule which accounts for a d in PIE becoming a b in Latin?

Who says that words historically evolve from concrete meanings to more abstract meanings?

How did Shiloah (שילוח) become Siloam and Silwan?

What languages use a conceptual parallel to the Hebrew verb ירש?

Is the word for "brother-in-law" in Germanic languages related to the Aramaic/Syriac גיס?

Does it make sense to argue that the English word adze ultimately derives from the Semitic root עצד? [migrated]

Is it reasonable to connect the Old Persian/Avestan word for "garden" with the Greek word?

What is the difference between taurus and bovine? [closed]