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Hebrew
Noun
דָּבָר אַחֵר • (davár achér) m (plural indefinite דְּבָרִים אֲחֵרִים, no construct forms)
- (literally, countable) Something else; another thing.
- (idiomatic, singular only, archaic) Introduces an explanation alternative to one offered already.
a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Makkot 1:9:דָּבָר אַחֵר, עַל פִּי שְׁנַיִם עֵדִים, שֶׁלֹּא תְהֵא סַנְהֶדְרִין שׁוֹמַעַת מִפִּי הַתֻּרְגְּמָן:- Dabar ʾaḥer, ʿal ṗiy šnayim ʿediym, šeloʾ theʾ sanhedriyn šŵmaʿat miṗiy haturgman:
- An alternate interpretation: "By the mouth of two witnesses," the court should not hear testimony from the mouth of a translator.
# (idiomatic, euphemistic, archaic) Used to refer to any object or state to which the speaker does not wish to refer by name.