When people say there is no English equivalent for the word “davka,” they don’t necessarily mean that the gist of the word cannot be put across in any given sentence; but the translation may differ from sentence to sentence, and there is no single English word that quite captures all those variations.
Word of the Day / Davka דווקא
This word, with roots in Yiddish and Aramaic, defies literal translation and can shift its meaning from sentence to sentence.
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