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  2. Honorifics for the dead in Judaism - Wikipedia

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    The Hebrew version is alav ha-shalom (m.) / aleha ha-shalom (f.) (Hebrew: עליו השלום ‎ (m.) / עליה השלום ‎ (f.)). It is abbreviated in English as A"H. The Hebrew abbreviation is ע״ה ‎. This phrase is the same as the Islamic honorific peace be upon him (which is used for all prophets of Islam).

  3. List of Hebrew abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    For example, ְמְנַצְפַּ״ך menatzpach lists all the Hebrew letters having special final forms at the ends of words. When spelling out a letter. In this way, אַלֶ״ף spells out alef א, and יוּ״ד spells out yud י. When using this method, gematria may also be significant, as above.

  4. Cenotaph - Wikipedia

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    A cenotaph for the defenders of the Battle of the Alamo (March 1836) stands in front of the Alamo mission chapel in San Antonio, Texas. The cenotaph is empty because the remains of the fallen were cremated. Atop War Memorial Chapel at Virginia Tech, there is a cenotaph honouring all Virginia Tech cadets who have been killed in battle.

  5. Jewish greetings - Wikipedia

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    Hebrew script Translation Pronunciation Language Explanation Shalom: שָׁלוֹם ‎ Hello, goodbye, peace Hebrew A Hebrew greeting, based on the root for "completeness". Literally meaning "peace", shalom is used for both hello and goodbye. [6] A cognate with the Arabic-language salaam. Shalom aleichem: שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם ‎

  6. Hallelujah - Wikipedia

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    Hallelujah written in Modern Hebrew. Hallelujah (/ ˌ h æ l ə ˈ l uː j ə / HAL-ə-LOO-yə; Biblical Hebrew: הַלְלוּ־יָהּ ‎, romanized: haləlū-Yāh, Modern Hebrew: הַלְּלוּ־יָהּ ‎, romanized: halləlū-Yāh, lit. 'praise Yah') is an interjection from the Hebrew language, used as an expression of gratitude to God.

  7. Epitaph - Wikipedia

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    Epitaph on the base of the Haymarket Martyrs' Monument, Waldheim Cemetery, Forest Park, Illinois. An epitaph (from Ancient Greek ἐπιτάφιος (epitáphios) 'a funeral oration'; from ἐπι-(epi-) 'at, over' and τάφος (táphos) 'tomb') [1] [2] is a short text honoring a deceased person.

  8. Niqqud - Wikipedia

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    In Hebrew orthography, niqqud or nikud (Hebrew: נִקּוּד, Modern: nikúd, Tiberian: niqqūḏ, "dotting, pointing" or Hebrew: נְקֻדּוֹת, Modern: nekudót, Tiberian: nəquddōṯ, "dots") is a system of diacritical signs used to represent vowels or distinguish between alternative pronunciations of letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

  9. Wikipedia : Naming conventions (Hebrew)

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    The rules for article or section naming provided below apply only when there is no standard or official Anglicized name. However, the rules below apply to all cases of direct in-line transliterations which follow the Hebrew spelling, and may be radically different from the main Hebrew name (which could also be a translation), thus: