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When is the first use of Chaim as a name? Chai does nnot count. I think this name was first used by Spanish Jews because it was similar to Jaime. TIA, H
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Look Pavlos this is something I do know about. At least as late as the ninth century the name Chaim was not in use. There is a gaon of of the Babalonian exile name Chai gaon. Now I am trying to find out when the name Chaim was first actually used and I might add where. You are not qualified to chime in on this since I am certain you are not familiar with the literature. And that goes doubly for Anglo Saxon to Middle English periods of English literature. Please get off this thread.
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Hear hear, Genis.
Harveykal, I am ashamed in the name (all meanings) of the Jewish people for your inpolite response to Pavlos.
Anyway. Here are a few links to early name-bearers of Haim (Chaim).
http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/jewish.html
http://home.earthlink.net/~bnahman/ is a begining for several findings. (Did not find it in Sefaradi names although the Hidah, Rabbi Haim Yosef David Azoulai was a bearer of the name. (or perhaps it's Hacham Yosef David and I'm wrong).
Yours, and hope you appologize.
Moshe Flam
Harveykal, I am ashamed in the name (all meanings) of the Jewish people for your inpolite response to Pavlos.
Anyway. Here are a few links to early name-bearers of Haim (Chaim).
http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/jewish.html
http://home.earthlink.net/~bnahman/ is a begining for several findings. (Did not find it in Sefaradi names although the Hidah, Rabbi Haim Yosef David Azoulai was a bearer of the name. (or perhaps it's Hacham Yosef David and I'm wrong).
Yours, and hope you appologize.
Moshe Flam
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Pavlos,
You shouldn't be the one to apologize. That momzer (I should apologize to all true momzers for calling him one, but I want to continue posting on this board [as well as the rest of the Net]) should be. The "spike" didn't backfire, it just...I don't have the words for the terms I need to use. Sorry.
Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
You shouldn't be the one to apologize. That momzer (I should apologize to all true momzers for calling him one, but I want to continue posting on this board [as well as the rest of the Net]) should be. The "spike" didn't backfire, it just...I don't have the words for the terms I need to use. Sorry.
Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
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Ha! Thanks Gaia for teaching me a new word :)
Momzer:
[a. late L. mamzer, a Heb. word (mamzer) adopted by the Vulgate in Deut. xxiii. 2 (where it appears with the gloss ‘id est de scorto natus’), and hence frequently used in the Middle Ages.]
- A bastard. Also in extended uses as a term of abuse or familiarity.
(OED)
Momzer:
[a. late L. mamzer, a Heb. word (mamzer) adopted by the Vulgate in Deut. xxiii. 2 (where it appears with the gloss ‘id est de scorto natus’), and hence frequently used in the Middle Ages.]
- A bastard. Also in extended uses as a term of abuse or familiarity.
(OED)
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meant impolite... (spelling mistake)
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Qualifications
Harveykal--
While you may know something about English literature, you may not be very familiar with good manners.
Most people who post questions on this website are looking for general information. Pavlos' responses, while sometimes glib, generally satisfy that audience. I wonder how difficult it would be to politely ask for a more scholarly response?
Harveykal--
While you may know something about English literature, you may not be very familiar with good manners.
Most people who post questions on this website are looking for general information. Pavlos' responses, while sometimes glib, generally satisfy that audience. I wonder how difficult it would be to politely ask for a more scholarly response?
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