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  2. Resh - Wikipedia

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    Resh is used in an Israeli phrase; after a child says something false, one may say "B'Shin Quf, Resh" (With Shin, Quf, Resh). These letters spell Sheqer, which is the Hebrew word for a lie. It would be akin to an English speaker saying "That's an L-I-E."

  3. Jewish views on sin - Wikipedia

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    The Hebrew Bible uses several words to describe sin. The standard noun for sin is ḥeṭ (verb: hata), meaning to "miss the mark" or "sin". [4] The word avon is often translated as "iniquity", i.e. a sin done out of moral failing. [5] The word pesha, or "trespass", means a sin done out of rebelliousness. [6]

  4. Valley of Salt - Wikipedia

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    In Hebrew, the resh "ר" and the daleth "ד" are very similar and easily confused if not written carefully. It is conjectured that while David was leading his army against the Ammonites and Arameans, the Edomites invaded the south of Judah, and that David sent Joab or Abishai against them, who drove them back and finally subdued Edom.

  5. Dalet - Wikipedia

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    The letter dalet, along with the He (and very rarely Gimel) is used to represent the Names of God in Judaism. The letter He is used commonly, and the dalet is rarer. A good example is the keter (crown) of a tallit, which has the blessing for donning the tallit, and has the name of God usually represented by a dalet. A reason for this is that He ...

  6. Tiberian Hebrew - Wikipedia

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    Because of the proximity of a dental consonant, resh was pronounced as an alveolar trill, as it still is in Sephardi Hebrew. There is still another pronunciation, affected by the addition of a dagesh in the Resh in certain words in the Bible, which indicates it was doubled [ʀː]: הַרְּאִיתֶם [haʀːĭʔiˈθɛm].

  7. Geresh - Wikipedia

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    dalet: d Dāl (د) door ד׳ ‎ dalet with a geresh: Ḏāl (ذ) Dhu [a]l-Hijjah (ذو الحجة) Also used for English voiced th; Often a simple Dalet (ד) is written; ח ‎ heth: ẖ / h, ḥ, or h Ḥaʾ (ح) Non existent in English, pronounced like an "h" while contracting the pharynx: ח׳ ‎ heth with a geresh: Ḫāʾ (ﺥ) Sheikh ...

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  9. Christian views on sin - Wikipedia

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    Sin of a mortal character is always committed with the consent of reason: "Because the consummation of sin is in the consent of reason"'. (cf. STh II–IIae q.35 a.3) Venial and mortal sins can be compared to sickness and death. While venial sin impairs full healthy activity of a person, mortal sin destroys the principle of spiritual life in ...