Ner Tamid

[ Sephardic Hebrew ner tah-meed; Ashkenazic Hebrew nair taw-mid; English nair -tah-mid ]

/ Sephardic Hebrew ˈnɛr tɑˈmid; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈnɛər tɔˈmɪd; English ˈnɛər ˈtɑ mɪd /

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a lamp that is set above and in front of the Holy Ark in a synagogue and is kept burning constantly.

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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

nēr tāmīdh eternal light

The Rabbi of the Tamid synagogue in Crimea that was attacked last week agreed.
Who’s Really Behind Ukraine’s Synagogue Attacks?|Eli Lake|March 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The son of a ner-se-ga, a palace warder, or the son of a vowed woman no one has any claim upon.
The Oldest Code of Laws in the World|Hammurabi, King of Babylon
We ain't played no games ner sung no songs, but we had fruit ter eat an' a heap of watermillions ter eat in de season.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Various
He aint never whup ner cuss me an' do we had our fusses an' our troubles we trusted in de Lawd an' we got through.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Various

We had our wurk ter do, of course, but mammy ain't had ter ditch ner plow no mo'.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Various
Ten years from now, thar won't be a cow hand ner a gun outside a dude ranch er a rodeo.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney