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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Nile


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Nile Nile

The Nile is the river of Egypt.

The Hebrew word by which this river is known is Yeor, which is an Egyptian loan-word simply meaning watercourse. However, the word may have been so readily assimilated because it bears a strong resembling to the verb or ('or 52), to be or become light (with derivatives light, flame and even Urim).



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