tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Oct 27 22:16:04 1997
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Re: yada yada
- From: [email protected]
- Subject: Re: yada yada
- Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1997 01:15:49 -0500 (EST)
In a message dated 97-10-27 16:15:58 EST, charghwI' writes:
<< I hate it when people keep boring me, talking about their big
swords. yaD'a' yaD'a' yaD'a'...
>>
Musing on etymology: The Jewish device used for pointing to the script in a
Torah scroll while an aliyah (one called up to read) is reading -- or usually
standing silent while a designated hitter reads for him/her -- is called a
"yad" (Hebrew for hand). By extension, the scriptures have been called a
"sword of fire".
peHruS