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Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary

Hebrew Names of God in The Bible

Posted on ‍‍November 7, 2011 - 10 מרחשון 5772 by Biblical Hebrew

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

Posted on ‍‍October 9, 2011 - 11 תשרי 5772 by Biblical Hebrew

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

Posted on ‍‍September 29, 2011 - 1 תשרי 5772 by Biblical Hebrew

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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Hebrew Numerals

Posted on ‍‍February 20, 2011 - 16 אדר א' 5771 by Biblical Hebrew

Hebrew numeral system is divided in units, tens, hundreds, thousands, etc. Numbers are divided into cardinals and ordinals. The cardinals have masculine and feminine absolute and construct. The ordinal numbers have two genders, but no contruct state. The numbers have … Continue reading →

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