# Hebrew translation

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hebrew-translation/589397>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 18, 2011, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hebrew-translation/589397 "2011-07-18T01:05:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hebrew-translation/589397/1 "2011-07-18T01:05:50Z")

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A friend’s daughter photographed [this](http://s1133.photobucket.com/albums/m590/cwmorrow/?action=view&current=2011-07-17191218.jpg) in a museum in DC. What does it say?

Thanks,  
CP

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**Author:** ![corvidae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@corvidae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corvidae)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hebrew-translation/589397/2 "2011-07-18T02:24:28Z")

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I think it’s Yiddish, not Hebrew.

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**Author:** ![corvidae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@corvidae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corvidae)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hebrew-translation/589397/3 "2011-07-18T02:31:25Z")

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Sorry, missed the edit window!

My Yiddish is almost non-existent, but I think the second last line means ‘in the whole world’.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hebrew-translation/589397/4 "2011-07-18T02:57:03Z")

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Thanks, corvidae. I found my Rabbi’s email address. I bet the 'Dope beats him to it. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Shmendrik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shmendrik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shmendrik)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hebrew-translation/589397/5 "2011-07-18T03:36:30Z")

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Roughly:

The top line says “Here is Miller’s (Bransch? not sure)” and then under the knives it says “Miller’s slaughter knives and circumcision (instruments?), which are the best and (most beautiful?) in the whole world and guaranteed never to rust.”

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**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hebrew-translation/589397/6 "2011-07-18T03:52:19Z")

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It’s definitely Yiddish, here’s the best I can do:

This is Miller’s (something - maybe “brand”?)

Miller slaughter knives and circumcision (something)  
The best and the sharpest (?)  
In the whole world  
Guaranteed not to rust

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hebrew-translation/589397/7 "2011-07-18T11:26:23Z")

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Thank you, Gentlemen!

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**Author:** ![Anchuldigs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Anchuldigs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anchuldigs)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hebrew-translation/589397/8 "2011-07-19T00:51:49Z")

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Miller slaughter knives (“chalafim”) and circumcision knives (“mohel messers”) are the best and nicest in the whole world.

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**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hebrew-translation/589397/9 "2011-07-19T01:01:57Z")

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I love it when you crack the meaning of a super mysterious inscription and it totally turns out to be an ad.