kein yirbu

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Definitions

  • interj. "So they may increase in number."

Example Sentences

  • "I often nod my head and agree and say, kein yirbu!" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • כן ירבו kein yirbu 'more the better'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      ken yirbu, keyn yirbu

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