"אין לנו זנב!"
Translation:We don't have a tail!
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This reminds me of an article I read once on Haaretz about an Orthodox Jew who sent Charles Darwin a letter and a book about how Evolution is compatible with Judaism, citing Genesis Rabá saying that Adam originally had a tail but God took it away because it was beneath his dignity to have it.
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How can Judaism be compatible with evolution when God said he made everything in six days and rested on the seventh day and therefore made it a holy day of rest. The Jewish Sabbath is only a day, not an 'age'.
A friend of mine told me a story of a very religious Evangelical Christian from the deep south of the USA. She never met a Jewish person before and she actually thought Jewish people had tails. She asked where my friend's tail was!
It doesnt have to be, because lets say you're playing a game, and you are on a team. And each team gets one tail, and your team didn't get one yet, then you can say, "We don't have a tail."
The plural form of זנב is זנבות, right? Is it pronounced זָנָבוֹת or. זָנְבוֹת? These irregular forms are tricky...
If we did have a tail, would it mean two humans joined together by one single tail?
אין לנו זָנָב. Why wasn't my answer accepted? Has it anything to do with the accent marks?
