Arabic

Dec 26 2024

The Hebrew Spectrum of Law and Justice and the Language Aspect at its Core

December 26, 2024 / Chinese, Arabic, Etymology, Hebrew, Semantics / 15 minutes of reading

Last week I had the pleasure of attending a Douglas Murray event in Tel Aviv. It was a talk dedicated to the newly published Hebrew edition of his new book ‘The War on the West’ and how it all relates to Israel and everything that has been unfolding in the world since October 7th. As […]

The Hebrew Spectrum of Law and Justice and the Language Aspect at its Core Continue Reading

Feb 11 2022

Jumping Jacobs – More deep Hebrew insights from Dune

February 11, 2022 / Cinema, Arabic, Etymology, Hebrew, Literature / 6 minutes of reading

Working on doing research for the post ‘Buried in the Sand – Hebrew as a Language of Desert People’ made me realize I had some huge misconceptions about two of the main pillar terms in the world of Dune and its mythology, and about the word ‘jump’ in Hebrew. One of the terms – Kwisatz

Jumping Jacobs – More deep Hebrew insights from Dune Continue Reading

The Hebrew Spectrum of Law and Justice and the Language Aspect at its CoreDecember 26, 2024
Last week I had the pleasure of attending a Douglas Murray event in Tel Aviv. It was a talk dedicated to the newly published Hebrew edition of his new book ‘The War on the West’ and
No jokes for you! Come back – ONE YEAR!November 17, 2024
Jerry Seinfeld, the cocreator of one of my all-time favorite sitcoms, found himself under the spotlight recently. It all happened after he had tried to take back some comments he’s made in the past about the
The Israeli Left’s attempts to degenderize Hebrew and why it’s workingOctober 27, 2024
Hebrew is a highly gendered language. Hebrew grammar is not only more gendered than that of English and Chinese which barely have any gender elements in their grammar, but it is also arguably more gendered than
Heart Burns – The Perfect Chinese Character for Yom KippurOctober 11, 2024
Sometimes it can be really fun to dissect Chinese character through a Jewish perspective. In the case of the Chinese character 愁 and Yom Kippur, it reveals a surprising semi-coincidental (probably) overlap between the logic of
Hey Jew (the antisemite’s song)October 7, 2024
I have been carrying in my head the idea for ‘Hey Jew’ – a sad spoof of Hey Jude by The Beatles for several years now, long before the tragic events of October 7th. I came