Jaetta

00:52 Aug 29, 2002
Finnish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Religion
Finnish term or phrase: Jaetta
I don't know what it means at all...

Or what language it is?

I searched Google.com for it, and got this...


I am getting a puppy soon, and will be naming her this, so I wanted to know if it meant anything.
Alkuteksti on erityisen vaikeatulkintainen. Psalmi 111*: Psalmi on alkutekstissä ns. alfabeettinen psalmi, ks. Ps. 9. Psalmi 112*: Psalmi on alkutekstissä ns. alfabeettinen psalmi, ks. Ps. 9. Psalmi 119*: Psalmi on ns. alfabeettinen psalmi (ks. Ps. 9). Tässä psalmissa on alkutekstissä ensin kahdeksan aakkosten ensimmäisellä kirjaimella alkavaa jaetta, sitten kahdeksan aakkosten seuraavalla kirjaimella alkavaa jaetta jne. Näin psalmiin on tullut heprean aakkosten lukumäärän mukaisesti 22 kahdeksanjakeista jaksoa, yhteensä 176 jaetta.

Thanks!
Chris Corwin


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Rowan Morrell


  

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Explanation:
The word "jaetta" is Finnish, and as far as I can make out, it means "verse". I don't really know any Finnish, but when I did a search, the word came up repeatedly on Finnish sites. Also, the word often seemed to be mentioned in religious texts (your quoted texts are referring to the Psalms). It is also referred to in sites referring to poetry or songs, both of which can have verses.

So it's definitely Finnish, and it probably means "verse", though a native Finnish speaker would need to confirm that.

Rowan Morrell
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