Glossary entry

Hebrew term or phrase:

Worm Wood

English translation:

לענה = Leana

Added to glossary by EGB Translations
Aug 29, 2004 15:05
19 yrs ago
Hebrew term

Worm Wood

Hebrew to English Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Hello, I am requesting information reguarding the words Chernobyl, and Worm Wood, I was recently told that thru Hebrew translations they are the same, could you also tell me how I could independantly study the hebrew language? Thank you very much.
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5 +1 לענה = Leana

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לענה = Leana

Has nothing to do what so ever with Chernobyl the city where the reactor expoltion disaster occurred.
In Hebrew we use the plant (wormwood) name to describe bitterness
as we say מר כלענה = Mar Kaleana (bitter as a wormwood)
So:
wormwood = (Leana) לענה
Chernobyl = צ'רנוביל
As to Hebrew language learning - if you search the google for Hebrew learning kits I am sure you will find more than one.


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Here are some links:
www.hebrewresources.com/onlineclass.html
www.reviewcentre.com/reviews68598.html
Peer comment(s):

agree Eynat : Wormwood is also used in English to denote bitterness
58 mins
Thanks
agree Simon Charass
5 hrs
Thanks
disagree Lilia Shtakser : Chernobyl (чернобыль) is indeed Ukrainian for wormwood (Russian - полынь). Actually you need no Hebrew for this.
593 days
This has been graded a year a go. What on Earth makes you come to that now?
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