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Sesame.

Register: casual · formalPart of speech: noun (m.)Hebrew (עברית, Ivrit)

"Sesame" — an ancient Semitic seed-word, from Akkadian fields to the "open sesame" tale.

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Reviewed 2026-07-30

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Reviewed 2026-07-30

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