Jul 17, 2000 12:24
23 yrs ago
Hebrew term

kum ba high-a-ta

Hebrew to English Other
a word or group of words heard in prayer langage. probably Hebrew.

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Kum = Stand up
ba = comes
high: this must be ya = the Lord
ata = now

"Stand up, the Lord is coming now."
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21 hrs

"Rise, come, live now."

the word "high" may begin with the gutteral letter "chet" often pronounced as "het". If so, "chigh" means "live" (a command).
Thus, we have "Kum (Get up/rise) ba (come) high (live) a-ta (now).
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