I took this from Wiki as it describes the words etymology best; Theories about the source of the word are: "I create as I speak" A possible source is Aramaic: אברא כדברא avra kedabra which means "Creating as speaking" wh...
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Questions of religions - the ancient, organized, and new & evolving; faith, spirituality & alternate pathways; as well as those of searching - origins; comparison; and Atheism. ... what do you mean? ---- Only the name: Arabic word for god = Allah aramic word for god = Allaha hebrew word for God =...
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It is an ancient spell in Aramaic, and it is the original of abracadabra, which means "let the thing be destroyed". Originally, it was used to cure illness and the "thing" was the illness, but I decided to make it ... Secondly, it falls into a long list of theories that connect the word abracadabra with Hebrew or Aramaic:
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www.balashon.com/2007/08/abracadabra.html
www.balashon.com/2007/08/abracadabra.html
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rabbi lawrence kushner, alef beit, gnostics and others: Hi Dan, Thank you for your question. ... The closest Hebrew spelling for abracadabra is: alef-beit-reish-aleph / kaf-dalet-beit-reish-alef (the Hebrew letters would not display here). However, please be aware that this word has been claimed by the...
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en.allexperts.com/q/Kabbalah-3437/abracadabra.htm
en.allexperts.com/q/Kabbalah-3437/abracadabra.htm
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Abracadabra is of unknown origin, though tradition says it is composed of the initials of the Hebrew words 'Ab' (Father), 'Ben' (Son), and Ruach Acadsch (Holy Spirit).
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There is the view that Abracadabra derives from the Hebrew, ha-brachah, meaning "the blessing" (used in this sense as a euphemism for "the curse") and dabra, an Aramaic form of the Hebrew word dever, meaning "pestilence.
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www.experiencefestival.com/a/Abracadabra_-_Etymology/id...
www.experiencefestival.com/a/Abracadabra_-_Etymology/id/1282228
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Abracadabra. text ... However, if we agree that the ABRACADABRA word is a Hebrew word written with Roman letters, it should diminish from its head (the most right letter) up to the most left letter, the same way as all Hebrew incantation words.
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www.scribd.com/doc/22869963/Abracadabra
www.scribd.com/doc/22869963/Abracadabra
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Abracadabra: This word was in frequent use during the Middle Ages as a magic formula. It is derived from the Hebrew phrase abreq ad habra, meaning "hurl your thunderbolt even unto death".
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www.ccg.org/english/s/p240.html
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encyclopedia.farlex.com/Abraham+(Hebrew+Bible)
encyclopedia.farlex.com/Abraham+(Hebrew+Bible)
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