8. +Hebrew Words.+-- These, with very few exceptions, have come to us from the translation of the Bible, which is now in use in our homes and churches. +Abbot+ and +abbey+ come from the Hebrew word +abba+, father; and such words as +cabal+ and +Talmud+, though not found in the Old Testament, have been contributed by Jewish literature. The following is a tolerably complete list:-- Abbey. Abbot. Amen. Behemoth. Cabal. Cherub. Cinnamon. Hallelujah. Hosannah. Jehovah. Jubilee. Gehenna. Leviathan. Manna. Paschal. Pharisee. Pharisaical. Rabbi. Sabbath. Sadducees. Satan. Seraph. Shibboleth. Talmud. 9. +Other Foreign Words.+-- The English have always been the greatest travellers in the world; and our sailors always the most daring, intelligent, and enterprising. There is hardly a port or a country in the world into which an English ship has not penetrated; and our commerce has now been maintained for centuries with every people on the face of the globe. We exchange goods with almost every nation and tribe under the sun. When we import articles or produce from abroad, we in general import the native name along with the thing. Hence it is that we have +guano+, +maize+, and +tomato+ from the two Americas; +coffee+, +cotton+, and +tamarind+ from Arabia; +tea+, +congou+, and +nankeen+ from China; +calico+, +chintz+, and +rupee+ from Hindostan; +bamboo+, +gamboge+, and +sago+ from the Malay Peninsula; +lemon+, +musk+, and +orange+ from Persia; +boomerang+ and +kangaroo+ from Australia; +chibouk+, +ottoman+, and +tulip+ from Turkey. The following are lists of these foreign words; and they are worth examining with the greatest minuteness:-- AFRICAN DIALECTS. Baobab. Canary. Chimpanzee. Gnu. Gorilla. Guinea. Karoo. Kraal. Oasis. Quagga. Zebra. AMERICAN TONGUES. Alpaca. Buccaneer. Cacique. Cannibal. Canoe. Caoutchouc. Cayman. Chocolate. Condor. Guano. Hammock. Jaguar. Jalap. Jerked (beef). Llama. Mahogany. Maize. Manioc. Moccasin. Mustang. Opossum. Pampas. Pemmican. Potato. Racoon. Skunk. Squaw. Tapioca. Tobacco. Tomahawk. Tomato. Wigwam. ARABIC. (The word _al_ means _the_. Thus _alcohol_ = _the spirit_.) Admiral (Milton writes _ammiral_). Alcohol. Alcove. Alembic. Algebra. Alkali. Amber. Arrack. Arsenal. Artichoke. Assassin. Assegai. Attar. Azimuth. Azure. Caliph. Carat. Chemistry. Cipher. Civet. Coffee. Cotton. Crimson. Dragoman. Elixir. Emir. Fakir. Felucca. Gazelle. Giraffe. Harem. Hookah. Koran (or Alcoran). Lute. Magazine. Mattress. Minaret. Mohair. Monsoon. Mosque. Mufti. Nabob. Nadir. Naphtha. Saffron. Salaam. Senna. Sherbet. Shrub (the drink). Simoom. Sirocco. Sofa. Sultan. Syrup. Talisman. Tamarind. Tariff. Vizier. Zenith. Zero. CHINESE.