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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: linguistics #21068 03/07/2001 7:50 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 Bobyoungbalt veteran Bobyoungbalt veteran Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 Hebrew vs. Arabic Someone mentioned the word "Shibboleth" in some thread or other recently. If you check in the book of Judges, you find that 42,000 Ephraimites got the chop because of being unable to pronounce this word in the Hebrew manner, since they spoke another dialect. This is the first recorded instance of counter-intelligence or counter-insurgency. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Crouching Diger Max Quordlepleen 03/04/2001 7:26 AM Re: Crouching Diger Jazzoctopus 03/04/2001 8:46 PM Re: Crouching Diger Max Quordlepleen 03/04/2001 8:53 PM Re: Crouching Diger AnnaStrophic 03/04/2001 11:21 PM Re: transliterations Shoshannah 03/05/2001 4:57 AM Re: transliterations belligerentyouth 03/05/2001 9:38 AM Re: transliterations Fiberbabe 03/05/2001 6:44 PM Re: transliterations Shoshannah 03/06/2001 12:35 AM Re: transliterations belligerentyouth 03/06/2001 9:15 AM Re: transliterations Shoshannah 03/06/2001 9:41 AM Re: Crouching Diger Bean 03/05/2001 11:06 AM Re: Averages wow 03/05/2001 3:52 PM Re: Crouching Diger Bridget 03/07/2001 11:53 AM Re: linguistics Shoshannah 03/07/2001 12:56 PM Re: transliteration/voicing and aspiration Faldage 03/07/2001 1:36 PM Re: linguistics Bobyoungbalt 03/07/2001 7:50 PM Re: linguistics Max Quordlepleen 03/07/2001 8:27 PM Re: Shibboleth/Sibboleth Faldage 03/07/2001 8:56 PM Re: Crouching Diger Sparteye 03/07/2001 2:59 PM Re: Crouching Diger Max Quordlepleen 03/07/2001 6:09 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,383 Members9,211 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 35 A C Bowden 17 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,208 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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