sjibbolet

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Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew שִׁבֹּלֶת / שיבולת (šibbṓleṯ, stream, torrent). More at shibboleth.

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Noun

sjibbolet n (plural sjibbolets, diminutive sjibboletje n)

  1. shibboleth

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