Zayin (hebrew)

Mar 20, 2007 15:17

The modern hebrew word for penis is "zayin," literally the letter in the hebrew alphabet corresponding to the "z" in English. Etymologically it seems to be related to a hebrew word for a weapon, a use still evident in the popular insult "Zayin b'ayin" (literally "a penis in your eye").

Ancient hebrew used the word "basar" which translates as "flesh."

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