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Father - פ״נ - Hebrew acronym for פה נשכב, which means "here lies". ר׳ - abbreviation for רב (pronounced "Reb"), which literally means Rabbi, but is used as a term of respect, it does not mean the person was a Rabbi (you will find this on almost every tombstone). דוד ב״ר אליהו הלוי - Dovid ben Reb Eliyahu HaLevy (deceased's Hebrew name and the name of his father); English translation: David the son of Elijah, a Levite. נפ׳ - abbreviation for נפטר, which means "died". א׳ דר״ח אדר ב׳ תרצ״ח - the date of death on the Hebrew calendar. Translation: first day of the New Month of Adar II in the year 5698. The corresponding date on the Gregorian calendar is either March 2 (if he passed away after sunset on March 2) or March 3, 1938.
Mother פ״נ - Hebrew acronym for פה נשכבה (feminine form), which means "here lies". ה׳ - abbreviations for האשה, literal translation "the woman", it is used as a term of respect. שלומקע בת ר׳ דובער (deceased's Hebrew name and the name of her father) Shlomka bat Reb Dovber. נפ׳ - abbreviation for נפטרה, which means "died" (feminine form). ג׳ אייר תרצ״ח the date of death on the Hebrew calendar. Translation: third day of the month of Iyar in the year 5698. The corresponding date on the Gregorian calendar is either May 3 (if she passed away after sunset on March 3) or May 4, 1938. ת״נ״צ״ב״ה - acronym for תהי נשמתה צרורה בצרור החיים; translation: May her soul be bound up in the bond of eternal life.
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