sine

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Definitions

  • n. Hatred, hate.

Example Sentences

  • "While it is not very 'nice' to talk about hating someone - when we examine the concept in the Torah and in the Rambam, the problem is not the existence of the 'sina' but how and/or when it is done." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH שִׂנְאָה⁩ sin'á > Y שׂינאה sine

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      sinne, sineh, sinneh, sina, sinah, sinna, sinnah

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