Balashon - Hebrew Language Detective
A blog about the origin of Hebrew words and phrases and how they relate to English and other languages.
- By David Curwin
- Based in Israel
- Roughly 19 posts per year
- First post on
Posts per year
| Year starting | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 23 |
| 2023 | 21 |
| 2024 | 18 |
Any gaps could be due to errors when fetching the blog’s feed.
Most recent posts
A reader asked about an Israeli grape juice called Inbalim ענבלים. I presume this is the brand:He asked why the juice had that name. I don't have an actual answer to that question. It's a …
The Hebrew month of Elul אֱלוּל begins this week, so let's look at its etymology. As with the other names of the months in the current Hebrew calendar, it was adopted in Babylonia, and therefore …
Rabbi David Bashevkin (of the enjoyable 18Forty podcast) recently posted on his Substack an essay entitled "The Revival of Hebrew." It's an interesting review of the history of the renewal of Hebrew and the religious …