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| anyone out there know how to say "raison d'etre" in hebrew??? I'm writing something right now that I need to send out and ack! I can't remember the term...
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| Posted: Wed, Oct 31 2007, 7:35 am Post subject: re: help! do you know this word in hebrew?? |
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| Mahoot HaChayim?????
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| Posted: Wed, Oct 31 2007, 7:47 am Post subject: re: help! do you know this word in hebrew?? |
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| its prob wrong but - "inyan" or "ikkar"?
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| Posted: Wed, Oct 31 2007, 9:10 am Post subject: re: help! do you know this word in hebrew?? |
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thanks for your help! I don't know why, but these don't ring a bell--I feel like it's something else, but still haven't figured out what. oh well. I just rewrote to omit that word. thanks anyways! I appreciate it 
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| Posted: Wed, Oct 31 2007, 9:13 am Post subject: re: help! do you know this word in hebrew?? |
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plez 
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| Posted: Wed, Oct 31 2007, 4:33 pm Post subject: re: help! do you know this word in hebrew?? |
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sorry, but I guess my Hebrew at this point is better than my
English. what does the word mean (explain in English)?
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| Posted: Wed, Oct 31 2007, 4:42 pm Post subject: Re: re: help! do you know this word in hebrew?? |
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| rg wrote: | sorry, but I guess my Hebrew at this point is better than my
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Reason for existence, reason for being
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| Posted: Wed, Oct 31 2007, 4:45 pm Post subject: re: help! do you know this word in hebrew?? |
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| how about - "matarat chayim" (מטרת חיים)
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| Posted: Wed, Oct 31 2007, 7:11 pm Post subject: Re: re: help! do you know this word in hebrew?? |
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| rg wrote: | sorry, but I guess my Hebrew at this point is better than my
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lol dont worry - ur english is fine - raison d'etre is FRENCH!!!! 
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| Posted: Wed, Oct 31 2007, 7:21 pm Post subject: Re: re: help! do you know this word in hebrew?? |
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| chavamom wrote: | | rg wrote: | sorry, but I guess my Hebrew at this point is better than my
English. what does the word mean (explain in English)? |
Reason for existence, reason for being | or underlying principle
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| Posted: Wed, Oct 31 2007, 10:37 pm Post subject: re: help! do you know this word in hebrew?? |
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tachlis?
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| Posted: Thu, Nov 01 2007, 2:09 am Post subject: re: help! do you know this word in hebrew?? |
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| yes, I think "tachlit hachayim" is more accurate, or even שאיפת חיים
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