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Category: Translation - Hebrew
Approval Date: 3/20/2024 1:20 PM
Family Surname: Wolff and Emanuel
Country: Germany
Town: Idar-Oberstein
Date of Image: 2 Jan 1930

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I have been able to translate much of this document, but am having trouble with these Hebrew or Yiddish words:
Wajehi
babajes
Chameimis
Mezie
wajedabeir mischpoche
krire
nechires
nebbig
scholtechtien
lau lonu
riches
wajikasch chammer
chkorem
jackres
bulbulem jaun baleilo
klowim
rafel habajes
bechol lewovcho
chaseresch
neficho
bechinem
rauges

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3/20/2024 11:17 PM

Whoever wrote this attempted a phonetic writing of Hebrew / Yiddish words in German Ashkenazi pronunciation, in which the Hebrew "o" becomes "au".
Wajehi ויהי
babajes בבית

Some of the "translations" are bizzare -- almost as though its a text for Purim. It contains nasty words, "translated" into truly unexpected terms.
For example:
Klafte is a term for an evil malicious woman.
Riches (pronounced "rishes" with a short i) is the Ashkenazi pronunciation of the Hebrew רישעות = cruelty.
klowim = probably krovim = relatives
rafel habajes = probably baal habajes = literaly "home owner" meaning the host.
bechol lewovcho = בכל לבבך = with all you heart
neficho = נפיחה = a fart [yes, that's what it really means]
rauges = רוגז = anger
bechinem = בחינם = for free
tinnef = comes for the Hebrew "tinnofet" which is extermely dirty, worthless, the English equivalent would be the four letter word s--t.

3/20/2024 11:24 PM

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