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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Several settings in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[Doctor Who universe|universe]] come from Hebrew words. They include, but are not limited to: | Several settings in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[Doctor Who universe|universe]] come from Hebrew words. They include, but are not limited to: | ||
* The [[planet]] [[Sheol]]. In Hebrew, this means "underworld." Located within Sheol, ironically, is the [[city]] of [[Heaven (The Ruins of Heaven)|Heaven]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ruins of Heaven (short story)|The Ruins of Heaven]]'' | * The [[planet]] [[Sheol]]. In Hebrew, this means "underworld." Located within Sheol, ironically, is the [[city]] of [[Heaven (The Ruins of Heaven)|Heaven]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ruins of Heaven (short story)|The Ruins of Heaven]]'') | ||
* The planet [[Gehanna]]. In Hebrew, this means "hell." It was inhabited by [[Demoniac|Devil-like creatures]]. | * The planet [[Gehanna]]. In Hebrew, this means "hell." It was inhabited by [[Demoniac|Devil-like creatures]]. | ||
* The city [[Gehanna]]. This has the same root. It would be safe to assume that the [[Judaism|Jewish]] colonists who inhabited it named it after [[wikipedia:Gehanna|the Jewish hell]]. | * The city [[Gehanna]]. This has the same root. It would be safe to assume that the [[Judaism|Jewish]] colonists who inhabited it named it after [[wikipedia:Gehanna|the Jewish hell]]. | ||
* The colony planet [[Ha'olam]]. In Hebrew, this means simply "the world" and is the word used in real-world Hebrew to describe [[Earth]]. Judging by this and obviously [[Jewish]] characters in the novel (like [[Shoshana Rubernstein]]), it is safe to assume that the planet has Jewish/Hebrew origins. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Seeing I (novel)|Seeing I]]'') | * The colony planet [[Ha'olam]]. In Hebrew, this means simply "the world" and is the word used in real-world Hebrew to describe [[Earth]]. Judging by this and obviously [[Jewish]] characters in the novel (like [[Shoshana Rubernstein]]), it is safe to assume that the planet has Jewish/Hebrew origins. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Seeing I (novel)|Seeing I]]'') | ||
The song | The song, "[[Dalek#Music|The Daleks]]"', repeatedly chants the lyrics "מה קורה," (''ma kor'eh'') "what is happening" in Hebrew, repeated over and over again. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 09:58, 10 March 2013
Hebrew was an Earth language in which the Gospel of Mark was originally written. (PROSE: Byzantium!)
Bernice Summerfield was fluent in this language. (PROSE: Just War)
Behind the scenes
Several settings in the Doctor Who universe come from Hebrew words. They include, but are not limited to:
- The planet Sheol. In Hebrew, this means "underworld." Located within Sheol, ironically, is the city of Heaven. (PROSE: The Ruins of Heaven)
- The planet Gehanna. In Hebrew, this means "hell." It was inhabited by Devil-like creatures.
- The city Gehanna. This has the same root. It would be safe to assume that the Jewish colonists who inhabited it named it after the Jewish hell.
- The colony planet Ha'olam. In Hebrew, this means simply "the world" and is the word used in real-world Hebrew to describe Earth. Judging by this and obviously Jewish characters in the novel (like Shoshana Rubernstein), it is safe to assume that the planet has Jewish/Hebrew origins. (PROSE: Seeing I)
The song, "The Daleks"', repeatedly chants the lyrics "מה קורה," (ma kor'eh) "what is happening" in Hebrew, repeated over and over again.
See also
