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  • 71philology — noun 1》 the study of the structure, historical development, and relationships of a language or languages. 2》 chiefly N. Amer. literary or classical scholarship. Derivatives philologian noun philological adjective philologically adverb philologist …

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  • 72philology — noun (U) old fashoned the study of words and of the way words and languages develop compare linguistics philologist noun (C) philological, adjective philologically / kli/ adverb …

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  • 73philologic — /fɪləˈlɒdʒɪk/ (say filuh lojik) adjective of or relating to philology. Also, philological. –philologically, adverb …

  • 74philology — [fi läl′ə jē] n. [Fr philologie < L philologia, love of learning < Gr, love of literature < philein, to love + logos, word: see LOGIC] 1. Obs. the love of learning and literature; study; scholarship 2. former term for LINGUISTICS 3. the… …

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  • 75philology — n. 1 the science of language, esp. in its historical and comparative aspects. 2 the love of learning and literature. Derivatives: philologian n. philologist n. philological adj. philologically adv. philologize v.intr. (also ise). Etymology: F… …

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  • 76AMRAPHEL — (Heb.אַמְרָפֶל), king of Shinar. Amraphel is one of the monarchs who according to Genesis 14:1–9 accompanied king chedorlaomer of Elam on his campaign against the rebellious cities of the Sodom region. The identification of Amraphel is uncertain …

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  • 77HAPAX LEGOMENA — (Gr. once said ), words which are only once recorded in a certain kind of literature. Since the interest in Middle Hebrew lexicography arose comparatively late, Middle Hebrew texts are frequently not well established philologically and new texts… …

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  • 78MONEYLENDING — The Religious Context BIBLICAL PERIOD Deuteronomy 23:20–21 states: You shall not lend on interest to your brother, interest of food or money or anything on which interest can be charged. You may charge interest to a foreigner, but not to your… …

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  • 79SURETYSHIP — (Heb. עַרְבוּת), one person s undertaking to fulfill the obligation of another toward a third person (called the arev, ḥayyav, and nosheh, respectively). In Jewish law fulfillment of an obligation is secured primarily through the assets of the… …

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  • 80TALMUD, BABYLONIAN — (Heb. תַּלְמוּד בַּבְלִי), a literary work of monumental proportions (5,894 folio pages in the standard printed editions), which draws upon the totality of the spiritual, intellectual, ethical, historical, and legal traditions produced in… …

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