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* '''dalet, daleth:''' the fourth letter of many Semitic alphabets, including Phoenician, Hebrew, and Aramaic. It has the sound of English ''d''. The Phoenician letter gave rise to the Greek delta (Δ), Latin D and the equivalent in the Cyrillic alphabet | * '''dalet, daleth:''' the fourth letter of many Semitic alphabets, including Phoenician, Hebrew, and Aramaic. It has the sound of English ''d''. The Phoenician letter gave rise to the Greek delta (Δ), Latin D and the equivalent in the Cyrillic alphabet | ||
| − | ** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daleth Wikipedia] | + | ** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daleth Wikipedia] → the Four Old Men ('''X''') are associated with the first four letters of the Hebrew alphabet, so Daleth = Johnny MacDougal |
* '''death''' | * '''death''' | ||
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[[Category:Hebrew phrases]] | [[Category:Hebrew phrases]] | ||
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==Commentary== | ==Commentary== | ||
| − | In Hebrew, ''daleth'' means both ''door'' and the letter ''d'' or ''dh'' ('''ד''' in the Hebrew alphabet). As the Hebrew alphabet does not have any vowels, ''daleth'' is how one would spell ''the'', which is the last word in ''Finnegans Wake'' | + | In Hebrew, ''daleth'' means both ''door'' and the letter ''d'' or ''dh'' ('''ד''' in the Hebrew alphabet). As the Hebrew alphabet does not have any vowels, ''daleth'' is also how one would spell ''the'', which is the last word in ''Finnegans Wake'' |
Latest revision as of 06:45, 1 October 2010
- daleth: (Hebrew) door
- dalet, daleth: the fourth letter of many Semitic alphabets, including Phoenician, Hebrew, and Aramaic. It has the sound of English d. The Phoenician letter gave rise to the Greek delta (Δ), Latin D and the equivalent in the Cyrillic alphabet
- Wikipedia → the Four Old Men (X) are associated with the first four letters of the Hebrew alphabet, so Daleth = Johnny MacDougal
- death
Commentary
In Hebrew, daleth means both door and the letter d or dh (ד in the Hebrew alphabet). As the Hebrew alphabet does not have any vowels, daleth is also how one would spell the, which is the last word in Finnegans Wake
