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Re: Gender of "moon" and "sun" in different languages?

by Oren (guest)

9/1/2004, 2:57 AM

In Hebrew the moon is called either YARE'ACH which is masculine or the more poetic LAVANA ("white one") which is feminine.

The sun also has two names: SHEMSH and the poetic CHAMA ("hot one"). Both are feminine.

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- Andy (guest) +2

9/1/2004, 3:03 AM

Thank you, Oren, for your contribution!
Obviously you are Israeli, so I have one question: Do you know a good Israeli name book? I got friends in Israel, but they were not able to find one.
Thanks!

Andy ;—)

- Oren (guest) +1

9/1/2004, 3:43 AM

Rivka Giladi has two books of names (SHEFER HA-SHEMOT), one in hebrew and another in hebrew and english. It's by S.Zack publishing (http://www.zack.co.il), a Jerusalem publishing house specializing in linguistics-related books. I don't know if it's still in print.

Correction: it's LEVANA, not LAVANA.

- Andy (guest)

9/1/2004, 3:48 AM

Thanks alot!

Andy ;—)

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