For the basic-Hebrew among us: is it היי that’s wrong? Or חייליך? Or would you just never write אלקודס? - ThreadSky

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mattsteinglass.bsky.social • 24 days ago

For the basic-Hebrew among us: is it היי that’s wrong? Or חייליך? Or would you just never write אלקודס?

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They write "Hi al-Quds" in Hebrew, instead of "O al-Quds" in Arabic. What sounds solemn and ceremonial in Arabic, becomes totally comic in Hebrew. Like a whatsapp message

mattsteinglass.bsky.social•24 days ago

Oh—it’s not “hayyeh” like in prayers? (Which anyway I think is more “Verily” than “witness”)

yairwallach.bsky.social•24 days ago

maybe that's what they aimed for... but still wrong. Then it should be "ראי אלקודס" or "היי עדה אל-קודס״" rather than just "היי" which means "be". In any case everyone will read it as "Hi"