Note 309 — THE THREE PRINCES OF CHINA.[303]
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
The Jewish quarter (Hárah), which the Israelites themselves call “Hazer,” = a court-yard, an inclosure. In Mayer’s valuable “Conversations-lexicon” the Italian word is derived from the Talmudic “Ghet” = divorce, separation (as parting the Hebrews from the rest of the population) and the Rev. S. R. Melli, Chief Rabbi of Trieste, has kindly informed me that the word is Chaldaic.