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  2. Moai - Wikipedia

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    The name of the statue was derived by combining "moai" and the dialectal Japanese word moyai (催合い) 'helping each other'. As the Unicode adopted proprietary emoji initially used by Japanese mobile carriers in the 1990s, [ 62 ] inconsistent drawings were adopted for this emoji by various companies with proprietary emoji images, depicting ...

  3. Jewish name - Wikipedia

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    The chosen Hebrew name can be related to the child's secular given name, but it does not have to be. The name is typically Biblical or based in Modern Hebrew. For those who convert to Judaism and thus lack parents with Hebrew names, their parents are given as Abraham and Sarah, the first Jewish people of the Hebrew Bible. Those adopted by ...

  4. 50 Hebrew Boy Names and Their Meanings - AOL

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    Timeless classics, modern favorites, and totally unique monikers that no one else in your kid’s class will share—you can find it all in the Hebrew Bible. Take a trip back in time to the Old ...

  5. Hebrew name - Wikipedia

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    Hebrew names used by Jews (along with many Hebrew names used in Christendom) often come from the Tanakh, also known as the Hebrew Bible (the Christian version of which is called the Old Testament). Many of these names are thought to have been adapted from Hebrew phrases and expressions, bestowing special meaning or the unique circumstances of ...

  6. Pukao - Wikipedia

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    Those moai with pukao are meant to be shown as more majestic and important. This distinction may have also indicated to islanders those statues at which various rituals should be performed. [4] Pukao are now believed to represent hair [5] because it was the custom for high-ranking men to have long hair tied in a bun on the top of their heads. [2]

  7. Jewish symbolism - Wikipedia

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    These can reflect the zodiac constellation under which a child was born, or be a reference to their name and heritage. Deer might give an indication of the name Zvi (Hebrew), Hirsch (German) or Herschl (Yiddish), whereas a lion might symbolise the name Löw/Ariel. Lions are also associated with the Tribes of Israel, Judah and Dan. [34]

  8. Michael (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Michael is a usually masculine given name derived from the Hebrew phrase מי כאל ‎ mī kāʼēl, 'Who [is] like-El', in Aramaic: ܡܝܟܐܝܠ (Mīkhāʼēl [miχaˈʔel]). The theophoric name is often read as a rhetorical question – "Who [is] like [the Hebrew God] El ?", [ 1 ] whose answer is "there is none like El", or "there is none ...

  9. Theophory in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    The most prominent theophory involves names referring to: El, a word meaning might, power and (a) god in general, and hence in Judaism, God and among the Canaanites the name of the god who was the father of Baal. Yah, a shortened form of Yahweh. Levantine deities (especially the storm god, Hadad) by the epithet baal, meaning lord.