Yiddish is a language -- a combination of German and Hebrew used by Jews in Eastern Europe and Germany. Hebrew is the original Jewish language, the one the Torah is written in. Has nothing to do with Semites vs. Hebrews.
"Hebrew" can also mean Abraham and his family and descendants before they became Jews (meaning before they got the Torah on Mount Sinai) and it comes from the Hebrew word "Mei'Eyver" (pronounced may - ay- vair) (From the other side). This is because Abraham originally came from the other side of the river (the river Jordan) before he settled in Canaan (later called Israel) so the inhabitants called him "Ivri" or Hebrew. He originally came from a town known as Ur. Michael, correct me if I got that last explanation wrong. It was from memory. And please excuse the funky transliteration. I can't get into the question of Abraham being the father of both the Jews and the Arabs right now. Too much to go into, no time. I'll try to deal with this later. Someone more knowledgeable will have to explain the word "Semite" although if I'm not mistaken it covers both Arabs and Jews. Judith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phoeun Pha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 1:14 PM Subject: Yiddish vs. Hebrew > What's the diff? > Was Abraham a Hebrew? Or a Semite? WHats the diff! > > I mean he did both father Arabs and Jews > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
