דבר אחר

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Noun

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דָּבָר אַחֵר (davár achérm (plural indefinite דְּבָרִים אֲחֵרִים, no construct forms)

  1. (literally, countable) Something else; another thing.
  2. (idiomatic, singular only, archaic) Introduces an explanation alternative to one offered already.
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Makkot 1:9:
      דָּבָר אַחֵר, עַל פִּי שְׁנַיִם עֵדִים, שֶׁלֹּא תְהֵא סַנְהֶדְרִין שׁוֹמַעַת מִפִּי הַתֻּרְגְּמָן:
      Dabar ʾaḥer, ʿal ṗiy šnayim ʿediym, šeloʾ theʾ sanhedriyn šŵmaʿat miṗiy haturgman:
      An alternate interpretation: "By the mouth of two witnesses," [meaning] the court should not hear testimony from the mouth of a translator.
      # (idiomatic, euphemistic, archaic) Used to refer to any object or state to which the speaker does not wish to refer by name.