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 Other side 

I heard that Hebrew means from the other side, other side referring to the other side of the Euphrates. But I don't understand from which side one must look, the mediterranean side or the Iranian side if you will. Can someone help me?  

Well, in which language? the Hebrew word for hebrew, Ivrit,does not mean from the other side in hebrew.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.107.53.54   

The Hebrew name for Hebrew, ""Ivrit"", is derived from ""Ivrim"" (the Hebrew word for ""Israelites"") meaning simply ""the language of the Israelites"". Neither word means ""side"". However, both of these words are constructed from the root consonants ע (/ʕ/,), ב (/v/) and ר (/r/). This means that they may be etymologically related to words such as /ever/ (""side""), /ma'avar/ (""passage""), /avar/ (""to pass"", v.i. or ""to go over""), /he'evir/ (""to pass"", v.t.) and others. As far as I remember, it is traditionally said that the Israelites' name ""Ivrim"" was given to them because they entered the promised land of Israel by crossing, e.i. passing over the Jordan River.   

Thanks for your explanation ) it is a shame that I can't remember where I've heard it ( I'll put it in wiktionary )   "