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15 Hebrew Words You Didn’t Realize You Knew

Below is a list of 15 English words borrowed / derived from Hebrew. Given the original (romanized) word in Hebrew can you guess the common English word used today?
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Last updated: June 14, 2021
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Hebrew (romanized)
Hint
English
āvāq
tool
abacus
ʾāmēn
utterance
amen
behemá
large
behemoth
šēḵār
beverage
cider
yobēl
celebration
jubilee
kashér
food
kosher
shabát
seventh
sabbatical
par‘ōh
ruler
pharaoh
liv'yatán
monster
leviathan
sappī́r
gem
sapphire
k'ruvím
angel
cherub
sh'mu'óth
chat
schmooze
har megiddo
final battle
armageddon
gamál
animal
camel
māšîaḥ
leader
messiah
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Level 46
Apr 7, 2024
Well, the word for Abacus in hebrew is 'Heshbonia' (like Heshbon, the word for math). Avaq is how you say 'dust'.