zayin

NOUN
  1. the 7th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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How To Use zayin In A Sentence

  • For a moment, he watches them rise and fall, gently, with her breathing. kaf zayin Evan Eisenberg: Mary Christ (Part 4)
  • May 3, 2007 at 3:53 am elfinugget, ai noze whut u meen. doze restrawntz whut letz u driiiiive into demz r teh shizzle! taeks dubble + willpowrz to drive past n all u heerz is frenchifriz zayin, nooo! do not drive past! iz hard wrk! I’M STUFFED… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
  • One of the assigned readings by Israeli scholar and feminist Simona Sharoni spoke of how in Hebrew the word “zayin” means both penis and weapon in a discussion of Israeli militarised masculinity. The Volokh Conspiracy » Massad Defends Himself:
  • For a brief introduction and a glossary of Hebrew and Aramaic words, see the first installment. yod zayin Evan Eisenberg: Mary Christ (Part 3)
  • She waits patiently, smiling, encouraging; but her smile is dimming, her limbs growing cold, her breath thin, quick -- mem zayin Evan Eisenberg: Mary Christ (Part 6)
  • “Klei zayin”, or “instruments of weaponry” (i.e., weapons), although somewhat antiquated, is also correct modern Hebrew, and not limited to Bible classusage. The Volokh Conspiracy » Massad Defends Himself:
  • The derivation I heard was that in early Israeli slang the word zanav, ‘tail’, was used for penis, and when that started to seem too improper, the first letter of the word, zayin, was euphemistically substituted for it, which in due course has become the only colloquial word for it (with no trace of this sense remaining inzanav). The Volokh Conspiracy » Massad Defends Himself:
  • She rests it there, as if warming herself on a cook-pot. tet zayin Evan Eisenberg: Mary Christ (Part 2)
  • Anyone who confuses zayin and tziyoan to make a silly political point is aboob. The Volokh Conspiracy » 2004 » October
  • Zion actually means a “designated area or sign post,” which sounds similar to zayin, which means a weapon or penis, according to Rabbi Charles Sheer, the former Jewish chaplain at Columbia. The Volokh Conspiracy » 2004 » October
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