Melingo Hebrew Search Plugin: Case Updates
This page serves as a central hub for tracking all case updates related to Melingo, the Hebrew search plugin used in Primo.
It compiles reports of issues submitted by customers that have been reported to Melingo and are awaiting resolution in the upcoming Melingo upgrade. We are committed to working closely with Melingo to address and resolve these issues efficiently.
Active Cases
| Case # | Title | Scenario | Version | Status |
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| 08309835 | Conversion of the letter ץ to ס | The search of words like ספרוץ or קיימוץ is converting the search terms to ספרוס or קיימוס | ||
| 07263171 |
Difference between search results of ישעיה and ישעיהו |
The search of the term ישעיה retrieve different results than ישעיהו |
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Melingo decided not to include this based on morphological considerations. This will be fixed in Primo VE. |
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07263147 |
Difference between search results of ההתהוות הספרותית של ירמיה and ההתהוות הספרותית של ירמיהו |
Searching for "ההתהוות הספרותית של ירמיה" does not retrieve the records that are retrieved by searching for "ההתהוות הספרותית של ירמיה" |
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Melingo decided not to include this based on morphological considerations. This will be fixed in Primo VE. |
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07023161 |
Not all relevant records are retrieved with ktiv haser |
The search of טבריה טשרניחובסקי does not retrieve 991253662406871 that is titled ברית-מילה : אידיליה מחיי היהודים בטבריה and written by Tchernichovsky |
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We found that this issue is not related to Melingo. The product team will evaluate it as part of the planning for the next releases. |
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07267860 |
Record not retrieved when ال is removed from the title |
When ال is removed from the search (تزيين اسواق الانطاكي), the record "تزيين الاسواق : بتفصيل اشواق العشاق" is not retrieved |
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Melingo is still working on the issue. |
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05318887 |
The search for אלנבי retrieves results that contain אל-נבי, נוי etc. |
The search of אלנבי is wrongly expended to נוי, אל-נבי and similar results |
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Melingo is still working on the the issue. |
Archived Cases
| Case # | Title | Scenario | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06836210 |
Difference between search results of מתודולוגיים and מתודולוגים | Searching for "עיונים מתודולוגים בשחזורן של שפות עתיקות" does not retrieve record TN_cdi_natlibisrael_rambi_v2_990006106300705171 which is titled "מחקר פילולוגי עם אילוצים סוציו-בלשניים: עיונים מתודולוגיים בשחזורן של שפות עתיקות" |
01.02.2026 |
Included in the Primo VE February 2026 release, after the semi-annual index. |
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07251551 07255447 |
Difference between search results of נבואות על הגויים and נבואות על הגוים | Searching for "נבואות על הגוים" does not retrieve any of CDI records that are retrieved for the search of "נבואות על הגויים" |
01.02.2026 |
Included in the Primo VE February 2026 release, after the semi-annual index. |
| 07268371 |
Difference between search results of "גלגול מסורות מרים הנביאה מהמקרא לספרות חז"ל" and "גלגולי מסורת מרים הנביאה" | Searching for "גלגולי מסורת מרים הנביאה" does not retrieve record cdi_proquest_journals_2606870786, which is titled "גלגול מסורות מרים הנביאה מהמקרא לספרות חז"ל |
01.02.2026 |
Included in the Primo VE February 2026 release, after the semi-annual index. |
| 07263580 |
Difference between search results of נידף and נדף | Searching for עלה לא נידף does not retrieve the record 990004520580203701, which is titled "עלה לא נדף : חיים של לימוד בצל המוות" |
01.02.2026 |
Included in the Primo VE February 2026 release, after the semi-annual index. |
| 07263486 |
Difference between search results of תורכיה and תורכיה |
Searching for the words הפיכה תורכיה does not retrieve most of the records that are retrieved by הפיכה טורקיה |
01.02.2026 |
Included in the Primo VE February 2026 release, after the semi-annual index. |
| 07263186 |
Difference between search results of קוסם/קוסמות and קסם |
Searching the term קורס קסם בורגנסקי does not retrieve the record cdi_jstor_primary_23689274 which is titled "קורס קוסמות" by איתי בורגנסקי |
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Melingo decided not to include this based on morphological considerations. The words "קסם" and "קוסמות" are considered different base words, not just different versions of the same word. Even though they share a root, the system sees them as two distinct terms in the dictionary. |
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07260076 |
Difference between search results of בצל הסהר and בצל סהר |
Searching for "בצל סהר" does not retrieve record 990009546530402791, which is titled |
01.02.2026 |
Included in the Primo VE February 2026 release, after the semi-annual index. |
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07251420 |
Difference between search results of מגילת הייסוד של מדינת החשמונאים and מגילת היסוד של מדינת החשמונאים |
The search of the term "מגילת הייסוד של מדינת החשמונאים" retrieve different results than "מגילת היסוד של מדינת החשמונאים" |
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Melingo decided not to include this based on morphological considerations. The word Yesod (יסוד) is used for both the sense of "house foundations" and "essence, basis, or core". The only standard spelling for "the foundation" (HaYesod) is with a single Yod (היסוד). Defining both spelling options as identical may lead to undesirable consequences when searching for "ייסוד". |
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07251455 |
Difference between search results of בית ספר חינוך ילד and בית ספר חינוך ילדים |
Searching for "בית ספר חינוך ילד" does not retrieve record cdi_jstor_primary_23456977, which is titled "מיפוי ביטויים של אלימות מילולית בקרב ילדים בעלי ליקויים אינטלקטואליים בבית ספר לחינוך מיוחד: בחינת יעילות של תוכנית התערבות בהפחתת רמת השימוש בביטויים של אלימות מילולית" |
01.02.2026 |
Included in the Primo VE February 2026 release, after the semi-annual index. |
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07250690 |
Difference between search results of תעודות מלכותיות בספר מכבים and תעודות מלכותיות בספר מקבים |
Searching for "תעודות מלכותיות בספר מכבים" does not retrieve record cdi_natlibisrael_rambi_v2_990001101270705171, which is titled "תעודות מלכותיות בספר מקבים ב" |
01.02.2026 |
Included in the Primo VE February 2026 release, after the semi-annual index. |
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07242729 07223242 |
Difference between search results of סידור תפילה and סדור תפילה |
Searching for "סידור תפילה" does not retrieve record 9919901920202791, as its starts with the words "סדור תפילות" |
01.02.2026 |
Included in the Primo VE February 2026 release, after the semi-annual index. |
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06813114 |
Difference between search results of מילון אבן שושן and מלון אבן שושן |
The search of the term מילון אבן שושן retrieve different results than מלון אבן שושן |
01.02.2026 |
Included in the Primo VE February 2026 release, after the semi-annual index. |
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07700782 07709096 |
Searches with different spellings of the word כנפיים retrieve different results for local records |
The search of the word כנפיים retrieve different results than כנפים |
01.02.2026 |
Included in the Primo VE February 2026 release, after the semi-annual index. |
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07263383 |
Difference between search results of ארכיאולוגיה I am running a few minutes late; my previous meeting is running over. ארכאולוגיה |
Searching for "ארכיאולוגיה דיגיטלית" does not retrieve record natlibisrael_rambi_v2_997010399863805171, as its title is with ארכאולוגיה |
01.02.2026 |
Included in the Primo VE February 2026 release, after the semi-annual index. |
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06622590 |
Search for תופים retrieves results with variations on שתוף |
Searching for "תופים" receives a wrong expansion which leads to retrieving results that contain variations of the word שתוף |
01.02.2026 |
Included in the Primo VE February 2026 release, after the semi-annual index. |
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06725041 |
Search for מלאח retrieves results with the word מלכ |
Searching for "מלאח" receives a wrong expansion which leads to retrieving results that contain variations of the word מלכ |
01.02.2026 |
Included in the Primo VE February 2026 release, after the semi-annual index. |
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06381720 |
Difference between search results of אי שיוויון מגדרי \ אי שיוויון מגדר |
Search for אי שיוויון מגדר does not retrieve the same results as אי שיוויון מגדרי |
01.02.2026 |
Included in the Primo VE February 2026 release, after the semi-annual index. |
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06381724 |
Difference between search results of מתבגרים דימוי עצמי and דימוי עצמי של מתבגרים |
Search for דימוי עצמי של מתבגרים does not retrieve the same results as מתבגרים דימוי עצמי |
01.02.2026 |
Included in the Primo VE February 2026 release, after the semi-annual index. |
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07835307 |
The search for אדריכלות should behave the same as אדריכל |
Searching for title/אדריכל doesn't retrieve 990018968930402791 |
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Melingo decided not to include this based on morphological considerations. These are not the same base word: an 'architect' is the person, while 'architecture' is the profession itself. Since they have different base forms, they lead to different search results. |