more fun with Hebrew
What are the Hebrew words for “chosen” (or “elect” or anything else in that vein) and “temple” (as in Temple, comma, the)?
Any linguistic neepery concerning the triliteral roots for those words is welcome.
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wolfheart17
The Temple, was known as the Beit HaMikdash. Beit is the form of Bayit ( house ) used in compound words. Whenever you see a Jewish institution with “Beth” in its name, it is this word, just with a different transliteration. Mikdash comes from the root Q.D.Sh. which means “holy”. My Hebrew Linguistic-Fu is not good enough this morning to tell you the exact conjugation.
The root for “to choose” is B.Kh.R. but I can’t remember the conjugation right now.
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dragonbat2006
“The chosen people” would be “ha-am ha-nivchar”. Nivchar is the passive form of the verb livchor: to choose.
The term “bachur” usually refers to a boy who has entered puberty and is not yet married. He will be called a “bachur” in religious circles until he is at least engaged, and more likely married. In that context, it would mean ‘eligible’ (whether he is actively seeking to get married or not).
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dungeonwriter
You can also use Mishkan which is an archaic word, and a bit less likely to be recognized.
You might also use Segulah, which is a word used to refer to the Chosen people in the bible. Root word, S.G.L.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Hebrew_verb_conjugation really breaks it down.
If you want to be poetic, you can call it “Shaar Hashamayim” which means gates of Heaven.
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wolfheart17
Just to add a bit more, Mishkan (above) was specifically the name of the Tabernacle that Israel built in the wilderness, I am not aware of it being used in reference to the Temple. It comes from the root Sh.Kh.N. which means “to dwell”, which is also the root of Shekhinah, a term that refers to G-d’s presence on Earth.
Beit HaMikdash, which I mentioned above, is mostly a rabbinic term, in the Bible it is mostly just referred to as HaBayit, lit. “the House” or HaHekhel, “The Hall”.
I like Segulah a lot, though I see it more as meaning “special” or “treasured” rather than “chosen”.
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abigail_n
Segulah can also be translated as “virtue,” though with less of a moral emphasis than that word commonly connotes – more like a positive attribute. It also has vaguely magical associations – Jewish superstitious practices, such as the Hamsa, tying a red string around your wrist, or getting a blessing from a famous rabbi, are often said to have a Segulah for healing, fertility, or good fortune. The Jewish prayerbook also includes a variant of the Chosen People that employs it – Am Segulah, People of Virtue.
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marycatelli
“Efficiencies” perhaps? That’s an old meaning of “virtue” in English; you could speak of the virtues of a magical ring.
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