Sunday, July 09, 2017

Tesher

YONA SABAR: Hebrew Word of the Week: tesher "tip (to a waiter, driver, etc.); gratuity" תשר. The first attested use of (a form of) the word involves Saul preparing a tip for the prophet Samuel for divining the fate of some lost donkeys.

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