Glossary entry

Hebrew term or phrase:

אוהל שם

English translation:

Memorial Room

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May 16, 2020 09:25
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Hebrew term

אוהל שם

Hebrew to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
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אשמח אם תוכלו לעזור בתרגום הביטוי ״אוהל שם״. הכוונה לחדר הנצחה שיש בו שמות ותמונות של נופלים
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Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 Memorial Room

Discussion

David Greenberg May 16, 2020:
Can you provide more context?

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Memorial Room

Memorial Room is a common translation of חדר הנצחה

The expression Ohel shem is not a common expression for this. There is a pun here. The Bible talks about the "the tents of Shem" - ohalei shem", Shem being the oldest of Noah's three sons. So, in a particular place, somebody thought this would be a cute name in Hebrew for a memorial room. I assume you are translating fund raising literature. I should not recommend trying to fit the pun into English. That sounds impossible, and even if you succeeded, it would be so convoluted that the main point, that this is a memorial room, would be lost.
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agree Sandra & Kenneth Grossman : Thanks for the explanation :)
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