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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.
Its literal translation is “what would give”.
Nadiv means both generous and noble.
Chanucah celebrates the success of the Hasmonean Revolt, in Hebrew Mered.
Today, leshon bnai Adam means "laymen's terms".
Levyatan in Hebrew means “whale” and in biblical Hebrew refers to a great sea-creature.
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