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Another great #name!

#Miriam /mirˈjam (Hebrew), ˈmɪɚiəm (English)/ = #given #name for girls. Etymology uncertain. Possibilities include: derived from #SemiticRoot M-R-R (generates words related to “bitter”); derived from #SemiticRoot M-R-Y (generates words related to “mutiny/ rebellion / disobedience”); derived from Egyptian “mery” (= beloved).

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Fun extra extra:

“Shalom” derives from the #SemiticRoot Sh-L-M, which generates words relating to wholeness and/or peace, including shlema (roughly “full” in the expression #RefuaShlema [may you make a full recovery], which we've also seen JWHIA say before.

It also generates quite a few given names across Semitic languages, e.g.:
-Shleimun (Aramaic)
-Salman (Arabic, diminutive = Suleiman)
-Shlomo (Hebrew)

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#mikveh (#mikvah, plus some other rare alternatives e.g. mikweh) /mik've (Hebrew), ˈmɪkvə (Jewish English)/ = 1. collection; 2. ritual bath for purification (i.e. collection [of waters]. From #SemiticRoot Q-W-H (generates words related to hope, wait for, collect, vomit)

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