12-30-2007, 10:51 PM
Shlama,
I was just thinking.... the thing with Pentecost and the other major holy days of Israel, there were Jews from all over the Diaspora (pre 70 CE/AD) that came to the obligatory services and observances. they all spoke different languages and each brought with them their particular style of dress and cutlure that was unique to the land in which they had gone into. It doesn't surprise me that this loan word is here considering how diverse Jews were who were coming into the holy city for these holy day observances.
Just a thought.
I was just thinking.... the thing with Pentecost and the other major holy days of Israel, there were Jews from all over the Diaspora (pre 70 CE/AD) that came to the obligatory services and observances. they all spoke different languages and each brought with them their particular style of dress and cutlure that was unique to the land in which they had gone into. It doesn't surprise me that this loan word is here considering how diverse Jews were who were coming into the holy city for these holy day observances.
Just a thought.