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E 0617 NIECE ,
NEPHEW
The words " niece " and " nephew are of Germanic origin .
H 0650 (ה ) ד כ נ
Concept of root : young
relative
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Hebrew word
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pronunciation
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English meanings
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(ה )ד כ נ
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nekhed,
nekhdà
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grandson, -daughter
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Related English words
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niece ,
nephew
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Comparison between European words and
Hebrew
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Languages
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Words
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Pronunciation
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English meanings
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Similarity in roots
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Hebrew
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(ה )ד כ נ
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nekhed, nekhdà
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grandson,
-daughter
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n . kh . d
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English
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niece ;
nephew
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niece ;
nephew
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n . c ;
n . ph (w)
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Middle Dutch
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nicht ;
neef
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nikht;
néf
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grand- daughter, niece ;
nephew
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n . kh t ;
n . f
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For this interesting and basic similarity we refer to our chapter "Younger relatives":((Younger relatives)
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| Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: Thursday 16 February 2012 at 19.50.10 |
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