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Where does “להבֿדיל” come from?

להבֿדיל (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew לְהַבְדִּיל, from Hebrew הִבְדִּיל, from Hebrew ב־ד־ל — Forming words relating to separation or...

להבֿדיל (Yiddish): lehavdil; excuse the comparison

Definitions

  1. lehavdil; excuse the comparison

Ancestry of “להבֿדיל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewלְהַבְדִּיל—
2Hebrewהִבְדִּילto separate, to distinguish
3Hebrewב־ד־לForming words relating to separation or...
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