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Not a scholar, but Lebanese background and the words on that comb are what we still use today:

"The first word is the root natash which serves like in Hebrew – to root out," he explains. The Canaanite word for hair is se'ar, the same as in all semitic languages"

We would use natash, or to "t'natsh" as the word to root/pull out And Shaer, is hair

So looks like like someone wrote the instruction manual on the product. Best place to be honest :)



I feel like a lot of modern products could benefit from that ancient lesson.


To me, it evokes Dr Bronner's soap...


Not nearly enough text on the comb for that.




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