lada ' at

English translation: to know

07:12 Feb 15, 2008
Hebrew to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Hebrew term or phrase: lada ' at
Assoziert das Wort auch sexuelle Liebe, außer der Liebe zu Gott?
Wolfgang Baumgart
English translation:to know
Explanation:
Das Verb heisst "wissen".
Andererseits kann es auch im Sinne eines Geschlechtverkehrs verstanden werden, wird aber nicht in der Alltagssprache verwendet.
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5 +4to know
Bavel
5To have intercourse/sex
Doron Greenspan MITI


  

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to know


Explanation:
Das Verb heisst "wissen".
Andererseits kann es auch im Sinne eines Geschlechtverkehrs verstanden werden, wird aber nicht in der Alltagssprache verwendet.

Bavel
Israel
Local time: 19:02
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
To have intercourse/sex


Explanation:
It is a Bible-speak and later a euphemism for the above:

ידעה איש -
- she had sexual intercourse with a man

ידע אישה -
- this, on the other hand, is indeed an impossibility... :)

Doron Greenspan MITI
Israel
Local time: 19:02
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in EnglishEnglish
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