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December 28, 2012 5:18 pm at 5:18 pm
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benignuman
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Shmendrick,
“Beribi” is not a first name. It is short for “ben Rebbi.”
I have long maintained that the only person you find in the Torah giving a double name is Paroah, who gave Yosef the name Tzofnas Poneach. Clearly giving two names is a goyishe zach.