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From: Stan10/1/2022 10:24:25 PM
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Contronyms - words with opposite meanings

I was surprised to find out the Hebrew has at least one, the word "barak" which means "bless." It was used in a sentence about Job's great concern that after his adult children had partied they might have sinned by uttering a "barak" toward God. (Job ch. 1 v. 5)

The English translations render it "curse" due to context.

English examples are cleave (to join or to cut), overlook (to view from above or to fail to see), refrain (to repeat as in a song, or to stop doing something).

more examples - rd.com
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