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What does "mi yodeya" mean?

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"Mi yodeya" or מי יודע in Hebrew means "who knows," where "mi" means "who" and "yodeya" is the third person, male/generic, present tense masculine singular participle * for the verb "know." This phrase is featured in the popular Passover song "Echad Mi Yodeya" and on the nascent Q&A site for Jewish life and learning mi.yodeya.

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Just to nitpick the last answer, the Hebrew word "yode'a" is neither 3rd person, nor - strictly speaking - present tense. In fact it is the masculine singular participle. – WAF♦ Dec 9 '09 at 5:01
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It means who knows!

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