I was asked the following question about the relationship between man and woman in the context of Gen 2:24, and the meaning of the words...

An interesting term found both in ANE text and Jewish sources is "Black headed peoples". This term is found in Sumerian poetry and legal...

A Biblical text can be a field of land-mines which can create many arguments over what is actually being said. This has been the main...

At the end of Bamidbar we read the following: וַתִּהְיֶינָה מַחְלָה תִרְצָה, וְחָגְלָה וּמִלְכָּה וְנֹעָה--בְּנוֹת צְלָפְחָד: לִבְנֵי...

The word Olam עולם is one of those words that keeps on showing up. Most commonly it is known from the blessings used in Judaism "אלהינו...

The prophet Yisha'ayahu tells the story of a vineyard: אָשִׁירָה נָּא לִידִידִי, שִׁירַת דּוֹדִי לְכַרְמוֹ: כֶּרֶם הָיָה לִידִידִי,...

In Biblical Hebrew there are two basic forms to describe the temple: Heykhal YHWH and Beyt YHWH. Heykahl is derived from the Sumerian...

One of the most common verses on FB is the following from Psalms 122:6: שאלו שלום ירושלם, ישליו אהביך Pray for the peace of Jerusalem,...

A word which keeps on coming up in conversation with friends and students is the רחמים- Rachamim -mercy/compassion from the root רחם....

I was going over the book of Yechezkel (Ezekiel) today and I have always wanted to share the following thing. In chapter 14 there are...