2,060 words in 352 groups of near-synonyms, each word with its own meaning clarified and the sources that discuss it.

  1. The ideaTwo Hebrew words almost never mean exactly the same thing: near-synonyms each carry a shade of their own.
  2. The sourcesRashi, Radak, Malbim, Rav Hirsch and many others say where the line between them falls.
  3. The pageEach group sets out every word’s meaning, who says what, and where they disagree.

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