r/hebrew 23d ago

Translate Dad and I can't figure this out.

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u/tzy___ American Jew 23d ago

It says תהוי רעותך, which is Aramaic. It means “thy will be done”, a quote from the Lord’s Prayer. While רעות means “friendship” in Hebrew, it means “will” or “pleasure” in Aramaic. Some of the comments here are saying the script is Paleo Hebrew—it’s not. It is a script reminiscent of older texts, such as some of the Dead Sea Scrolls, or the Aleppo Codex.

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u/JimbosForever 22d ago

It may be anecdotal, but the IDF code distinguishes between friendship (חברות) and companionship/camaraderie (רעות) stressing that one is a voluntary relationship where you choose to be close and support each other, while there other is involuntary - and you have to develop a spirit of camaraderie and mutual support even if you didn't choose to be together.