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May 15, 2012 2:22 pm at 2:22 pm #603426BaalHaboozeParticipant
We recently named our baby ‘Dovid’ after a close relative of mine. Anyone know the meaning of his name?
Other names I’d like to know their meaning:
Avner, Frumit, Bashi, Binyomin, and Yonason to name a few.
May 15, 2012 6:24 pm at 6:24 pm #874305teaareMemberFor Binyomin, see Rashi where the name is first used.
May 15, 2012 7:00 pm at 7:00 pm #874306chocandpatienceMemberBasha comes from Batya.
May 15, 2012 8:21 pm at 8:21 pm #874307YW Moderator-42ModeratorYonason comes from Yehonasan which probably means Hashem gave.
May 16, 2012 3:54 am at 3:54 am #874308Sam2ParticipantAnyone want to try and translate Ester and Mordechai?
May 16, 2012 3:59 am at 3:59 am #874309oomisParticipantAvner, Frumit, Bashi, Binyomin, and Yonason to name a few.
Avner – The father of the candle (or alternativel, the father of Ner), Frumit – the religious one, Binyomin (the son of the right (hand), and Yonason – G-d gave. Bashi probably IS a derivative of Batya.
I don’t know for certain, but perhaps Dovid comes from “Dod” or loved one (as in Ani l’dodi.) It is spelled exactly the same in Hebrew.
May 16, 2012 4:37 am at 4:37 am #874310yitayningwutParticipantWell I know an Ester is a chemical compound derived by reacting an oxoacid with a hydroxyl compound such as an alcohol or phenol. Maybe she smelled nice. Mordechai I don’t know, is it some kind of slang? Like, “more da chai mon” – Judeo-Jamaican for “more life”.
May 16, 2012 4:58 am at 4:58 am #874311Sam2ParticipantYitay: What type of trolling was my question? Reverse type 3?
May 16, 2012 5:03 am at 5:03 am #874312BSDMemberMordechai is from muruh dachya which is targum’s translation for one of the besamim in the ketores.
Baila- spelled bais yud lamed alef-is an acronym for baruch Hashem leolam amen.
May 16, 2012 5:10 am at 5:10 am #874313sem graduateMemberEsther – ?? ????? ????? ?? ??? – hidden
Mordechai – ??? ???? – a type of sweet smelling plant
May 16, 2012 4:44 pm at 4:44 pm #874314LogicianParticipantDeeper meaning of Dovid:
“Dal(ed)”, poor (humble), before, when an outcast, “v’dal”, and still the same humble (va’ani tola’as) after he was melech Yisrael.
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