Author Archives: Biblical Hebrew

אב

אב (‘âb): (1) father of an individual (2) of God as father of his people (3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan (4) ancestor (a) grandfather, forefathers – of person (b) of people (5) originator or … Continue reading

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Hebrew Names of God in The Bible

List of the different Hebrew names of God in the Bible and their meaning. (1) יהוה (YHWH) – The Tetragrammaton The most important and most often written name of God in the Hebrew Bible is יהוה (YHWH, or YHVH), the … Continue reading

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Hebrew Days of The Week

The Hebrew names for the days of the week are simply the day number within the week. In Hebrew, these names may be abbreviated using the numerical value of the Hebrew letters, for example יום א׳ (Day 1, or Yom … Continue reading

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Hebrew Months

Month Hebrew English Length The Bible Holidays 1 נִיסָן Nisan 30 days Called Abib(Exodus 13:4, 23:15, 34:18, Deut. 16:1) and Nisan (Esther 3:7) in the Tanakh. פֶּסַח Passover 15th-21st of Nisan 2 אִיָּר / אייר Iyyar 29 days Called Ziv … Continue reading

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The Dead Sea Scrolls Online

The Dead Sea Scrolls, the greatest archaeological discovery of the 20th century, is now available online for free viewing. It is a project of Google and The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. The Dead Sea Srolls available for free viewing online are: … Continue reading

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