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  2. Marzēaḥ - Wikipedia

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    One month in the calendar of Emar, known from Akkadian texts and unattested elsewhere, was named Marzaḥānu.The last offering of this month is "brought" by LÚ. MEŠ mar-za-ḫu [12] (the men of the marzaḥu); the verb "brought" describing an offering is rare in Emar, and this is an indication for a procedure that is peculiar to the role of the marzaḥu.

  3. 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).

  4. Veneration of the dead - Wikipedia

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    Filipino Catholic and Aglipayan veneration of the dead finds its greatest expression in the Philippines is the Hallowmas season between 31 October and 2 November, variously called Undás (based on the word for "[the] first", the Spanish andas or possibly honra), Todos los Santos (literally "All Saints"), and sometimes Áraw ng mga Patáy (lit.

  5. Ben-Yehuda Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    The words included in the dictionary are Hebrew words from the above sources. Occasionally, Ben-Yehuda also added some Arabic, Greek and Latin words from the Mishna and the Gmara that he believed were necessary (for example the words "אכסניה" ( en': Motel ) and "אכסדרה" ( en': porch ) which appear in the dictionary in their Aramaic ...

  6. List of Hebrew dictionaries - Wikipedia

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    Cover of Steinberg O.N. Jewish and Chaldean etymological dictionary to Old Testament books 1878. Hebräisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch über die Schriften des Alten Testaments mit Einschluß der geographischen Nahmen und der chaldäischen Wörter beym Daniel und Esra (Hebrew-German Hand Dictionary on the Old Testament Scriptures including Geographical Names and Chaldean Words, with Daniel and ...

  7. Canaanite religion - Wikipedia

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    Canaanite religious practices included animal sacrifice, veneration of the dead, and the worship of deities through shrines and sacred groves. The religion also featured a complex mythology , including stories of divine battles and cycles of death and rebirth.

  8. Grave visiting - Wikipedia

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    Grave visiting or visiting of graves may mean:- Pilgrimage – in religious contexts; Tombstone tourist – usually a secular activity; Tomb sweeping or grave tending in various cultures; Ziarah – in Islam – noting it is visitation – not pilgrimage

  9. Prayer for the dead - Wikipedia

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    A passage in the New Testament which is seen by some to be a prayer for the dead is found in 2 Timothy 1:16–18, which reads as follows: . May the Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain, but when he was in Rome, he sought me diligently, and found me (the Lord grant to him to find the Lord's mercy on that day); and in how many ...