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Ink
The Hebrew word for Ink-דיו-Dyo is a common word which appears in several Semitic languages. One opinion (Lambedin)argues that it is...
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Bread #2
Challah bread is the most common bread for Shabbat in Jewish circles, and in many cases is the common bread used before and after...
How red do you need to be?
In this weeks Torah reading we add the section from the Red Heifer in Numbers 19 which was used to cleans the people when coming in...
Gifts and Offerings
An interesting thing about Biblical Hebrew is the specific use of words. We are mostly exposed to the limited vernacular of Hebrew and...
Keruv-Cherub
Much debate exists about hte shape and nature of the Cherubs mentioned in the Bible. They were fetured on the ark, the tabernacle and the...
Be a real man-Gever and Gibor
There is an old saying in Jewish sources איזהו גיבור? הכובש את יצרו- Eyzhe Hu Gibor? Hakovesh Et Ytsro- who is a hero? He who overcomes...
Place a Heart- Ancient Idiom
An ancient idiomatic expression found also in Hebrew is "לשים לב- Lasim Lev-To place the heart". ל-Preposition meaning "to" שׁים- Place...
Aramaic and Hebrew in contact #3: Consonant changes
In this article I want to demonstrate the changes which happen between related languages. I will use the word for snow to do this. The...
Oral Torah
"So if the Torah gives you general guidelines, what is the Torah understanding? Torah is understanding one very simple thing--something...
Seams in History #3: King Ahab
The monolith of Kurukh is an important historical document from Shalmaneser the third (battle of Karkar 853 BC). It accounts his battle...
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