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"I still can't taste the nafka minah between Coke and Pepsi."
Lo naim means more than "unpleasant" and has no exact English equivalent.
In addition to meaning “thus”, ken also means valid.
An ot is a sign, and the Exdous story abounds in them.
Avodat parech is the work of shattering.
Matzpun is the Hebrew for conscience.
Katonti is a pithy and elegant way to express a sense of inadequacy before an honour or responsibility.
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