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Submitted by Daniel Esterman

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Category: Translation - Hebrew
Approval Date: 2/1/2026 1:32 PM
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This is the first word in a five word inscription on the inside of a gold wedding ring with a Russian assay mark recently found in a collection of old family jewelry. I would like to know if there is a name given. I guess the caps are standard wedding praises. Thank you.

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2/2/2026 12:34 AM First word is Baila which is a Yiddish name, 2nd word is Tov 3rd word is perhaps Iyar which is a Jewish month 4th word is תרנ"א which is a Jewish calendar year which translates into 1891. 5th word is the name Mordechai
2/2/2026 2:22 AM The third word טו"ב is the day of the month, written so as to create the word "goood".

It is the 17th (9+6+2) day of the month.

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