![]() If not, it was another one of our leaders), and after the interaction, the Rabbi's ordered every Jewish family to name a son after the emporer. I'm really happy you mentioned Alexander because we have a spelling of Alexander recorded in the Gemara which recounts how when Alexander the Great conquered Israel he came and bowed before our Cohen Gadol (I'm pretty sure. In this case the name hasn't been "translated" as much as "approximated". In this case Dylan might become Daniel, Ralph would become Raphael, etc. Pick a common Hebrew name that sounds phonetically similar. However, in Hebrew this may also seem strange, as this is not an actually used Hebrew name, it is merely a Hebrew translation of a name in another language. For example, Dylan is derived from Welsh and means "son of a wave", which in Hebrew would translate as Ben Gal (בן גל). Pick a Hebrew name that means something similar. like in a sports article you might read about "רונאלדו" (Ronaldo), because the non-Hebrew name is already well known. This method is often used in Hebrew media when referring to a non-Hebrew celebrity. This is not really a translation, though, and it sometimes may seem out of place in Hebrew writing, because the name is not really a Hebrew language name. Transliterate the name so that it reads in Hebrew the same way it is regularly pronounced. ![]() If the name isn't originally from Hebrew, the way I see it you have 3 options: For instance, John was originally derived from the Hebrew Yochanan (יוחנן). I think the way names should be translated are in the following steps:įirst step is to see if the name originally derives from biblical Hebrew, in which case there is already a definitive Hebrew version of the name. Don't delete it as that just makes the filter hate you. If your submission got stuck in the spam filter please send us a message with a link to your post.If your submission appears to be filtered, but meets the above rules, feel free to send us a message. Comments that don't add to the conversation may be subject to removal.ĥ. If you have nothing to contribute but like the post, then upvote the post instead. Try to add to the conversation in a meaningful way.Leave meaningful comments that contribute to the post. See Reddit's Wiki about self-promoting here.Ĥ.Obviously even if you're advertising it has to be related to the subreddit.Promoting your content is fine as long as it's not spammed multiple times in a short period of time, and it's not all you submit.Advertising is allowed under certain circumstances. Stay respectful, civil, polite, calm, and friendly.ģ. ![]()
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