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Shalom Alaichem and vice versa

Why do people respond Alaichem shalom when someone tells them Shalom Alaichem? Doesn't it mean the same thing?
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How much is Classical Hebrew (in which the Hebrew Bible is written) is different from the modern Hebrew?

How much is Classical Hebrew (in which the Hebrew Bible is written) is different from the modern Hebrew? In which areas lie the main differences? Can any Jew or Israeli today understand what is written in the Hebrew Bible freely or he needs a…
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What is the correct word for the way the letter Hebrew are classified in Sefer Yetzirah?

In the Wikipedia page for the Sefer Yetzirah I found this: along with ten calibrations of empty space, twenty-two letters [of the Hebrew alphabet], [of which] three are principal [letters] (i.e. א מ ש‎), seven are double-sounding [consonants] (i.e.…
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Lashon Hakodesh Reveals Essence of Item

Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch writes in his commentary to Tehillim (72:11) that Hebrew shows the essence of each item. For instance, "כסא" defines and reveals the essence of something designed to sit on, while the word "chair" is arbitrarily created.…
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Jewish word definitions?

I am new to this site and wish to be involved in questions and answers ( As one who has studied the trinity doctrine for many years I may be of some help). As I read through various posts I see terms I am not familiar with as one who does not speak…
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Why is the book of תהילים not called תהילות?

If the word תהילה is feminine why don't we call the book of תהילים not תהילות?
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Is the word 'Yahweh' (יהוה) ever uttered in jewish worship

I know very well that the word Yahweh (יהוה) is considered so holy by orthodox Jews that they do not dare to utter it. Even in Torah, they substitute it with either Adonai (יְהֹוָה), Hashem (השם) or Elohim (אֱלֹהִים). Furthermore, if one is…
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What is the correct way to write refuah shleimah, רפואה שלמה or רפואה שלימה?

What is the correct way to spell refuah shelimah in Hebrew. Is it with a שלמה or שלימה?
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Adon vs. Baal, what's the most obvious difference?

I know I'm not supposed to ask about basic hebrew, but I can't find a place to post this to, given that there's no hebrew language section here at stackexchange. So, allow me to complicate things a little and ask about a bracha we all know…
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“hagEfen” or “hagAfen”? what is the reason behind the enunciation difference?

Why do some say “hagEfen”, while others say “hagAfen”? Any difference?
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What is the difference between akh and ekha

For example, retsonekha, retsonakh. Kodsheha, kodshakh. What is the reason for this difference? I see this difference in several places in the jewish prayer books, for example in Yedid Nefesh or in the Kedusha. This is why I am asking it through…
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Was ancient Hebrew (Lashon Hakodesh) a language humans conversed in?

Was there a time in Jewish history when Hebrew (Lashon Hakodesh) was spoken? Was it only spoken by the ancient Hebrews and not the surrounding nations? If so how would said nations refer to their "non Jewish" rituals/items? If so, why don't we have…
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What is the nachash in Genesis 3?

I see that the Hebrew word for serpent in Genesis 3 is nachash and that according to Strongs this word is a noun which stems from the verb 'nachash' meaning to practice divination, or observe signs. Its also the verb used in Genesis 30: 27 when…
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How do I pronounce the words יוׁ״ד קֵ״י בְּוָא״ו קֵ״י after "For the sake of the unification of the Holy One...?"

Title. I'm not sure how to find out about it so I'll ask in here. Shalom!
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Which pronunciation-permutation of "yod, hay vav, hay" is forbidden to pronounce?

@AvrohomYitzchok said that I should post this question as a new question. (He did not know the answer). I was responding to a comment he made, which read @Sarah When Rambam says "pronounces the name [of God] with its letters, yod, hay vav, hay"…
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