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NHeb — abbrev. 1. New Hebrew 2. New Hebrides … English World dictionary
Nheb Bunchin — This is a Cambodian name; the family name is Nheb. According to Cambodian custom, this person properly should be referred to by the given name Bunchin. Nheb Bunchin is a Cambodian politician. He belongs to Funcinpec and was elected to represent… … Wikipedia
Masora — Ma*so ra, n. [NHeb. m[=a]s[=o]r[=a]h tradition.] A Jewish critical work on the text of the Hebrew Scriptures, composed by several learned rabbis of the school of Tiberias, in the eighth and ninth centuries. [Written also {Masorah}, {Massora}, and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Masorah — Masora Ma*so ra, n. [NHeb. m[=a]s[=o]r[=a]h tradition.] A Jewish critical work on the text of the Hebrew Scriptures, composed by several learned rabbis of the school of Tiberias, in the eighth and ninth centuries. [Written also {Masorah},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Massora — Masora Ma*so ra, n. [NHeb. m[=a]s[=o]r[=a]h tradition.] A Jewish critical work on the text of the Hebrew Scriptures, composed by several learned rabbis of the school of Tiberias, in the eighth and ninth centuries. [Written also {Masorah},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Massorah — Masora Ma*so ra, n. [NHeb. m[=a]s[=o]r[=a]h tradition.] A Jewish critical work on the text of the Hebrew Scriptures, composed by several learned rabbis of the school of Tiberias, in the eighth and ninth centuries. [Written also {Masorah},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mischna — Mishna Mish na, n. [NHeb. mishn[=a]h, i. e., repetition, doubling, explanation (of the divine law), fr. Heb. sh[=a]n[=a]h to change, to repeat.] A collection or digest of Jewish traditions and explanations of Scripture, forming the text of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mishna — Mish na, n. [NHeb. mishn[=a]h, i. e., repetition, doubling, explanation (of the divine law), fr. Heb. sh[=a]n[=a]h to change, to repeat.] A collection or digest of Jewish traditions and explanations of Scripture, forming the text of the Talmud.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Schatchen — Schat chen, n. [Yiddish, fr. NHeb. shadkh[=a]n, fr. sh[=a]dakh to bring about a marriage, orig., to persuade.] A person whose business is marriage brokage; a marriage broker, esp. among certain Jews. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sephardim — Se*phar dim, n. pl. [NHeb.; orig. uncert.] Jews who are descendants of the former Jews of Spain and Portugal. They are as a rule darker than the northern Jews, and have more delicate features. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
