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1 Kings 6:1 – Temporal Clauses and Construct State in Date Formulas
וַיְהִ֣י בִשְׁמֹונִ֣ים שָׁנָ֣ה וְאַרְבַּ֣ע מֵאֹ֣ות שָׁנָ֡ה לְצֵ֣את בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל מֵאֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרַיִם֩ בַּשָּׁנָ֨ה הָרְבִיעִ֜ית בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ זִ֗ו ה֚וּא הַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י לִמְלֹ֥ךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּ֥בֶן הַבַּ֖יִת לַיהוָֽה׃
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Hebrew Words You Should Know
List of Hebrew words you need to know in order to read the Hebrew Bible and Modern Hebrew.
גַּם - also
מיִ - who
מַה, מָה, מֱה - what
אֵיפֹה - where
מָתַי - when
מַדּוּעַ - why
אֵיזֶה - which (m.s.)
אֵיזוֹ - which (f.s.)
?אֶת מִי - whom?
הַאִם - an interrogative particle
חושֵׁב - thinks
יוֹדֵעַ - knows
כִּי - because
אֲבָל - but
אִם - if
אִם כֵּן - if so
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Tanakh : Hebrew Bible Project
Tanakh Hebrew Bible Project is a Polyglot Online Bible that contains the Hebrew Bible and its ancient versions in parallel – Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch, Targum Onkelos, Samaritan Targum, Syriac Peshitta, Septuagint, Old Latin, and Latin Vulgate, and also the Greek versions of Aquila of Sinope, Theodotion, and Symmachus the Ebionite.
Tanakh : Hebrew Bible Project aims at producing:
A new critical text of the Hebrew Bible that is as close as possible to the original text.
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Arrows and Advocacy: Blessing, Fulfillment, and Courtroom Imagery in Psalm 127:5
Psalm 127:5
אַשְׁרֵ֤י הַגֶּ֗בֶר אֲשֶׁ֤ר מִלֵּ֥א אֶת־אַשְׁפָּתֹ֗ו מֵהֶ֥ם לֹֽא־יֵבֹ֑שׁוּ כִּֽי־יְדַבְּר֖וּ אֶת־אֹיְבִ֣ים בַּשָּֽׁעַר׃
Blessed Is the Man: אַשְׁרֵי הַגֶּבֶר
אַשְׁרֵי (“blessed is”) is a construct form of אֶשֶׁר (“happiness, blessedness”), functioning as a declaration of commendation or felicity.
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Hebrew Verbs Occuring 500 – 5000 Times
The chief difficulty to overcome in the mastery of Hebrew language is the acquisition of a vocabulary. Out of the 7,000 vocables in the Hebrew language, about 1,000 occur over 25 times. The following are the list of verbs which occur most frequently in the Hebrew Bible.
(1) אָכַל (Eat)
(2) אָמַר (Say)
(3) בּוֹא (Go in)
(4) דָּבַר (Speak)
(5) הָיָה (Be)
(6) הָלַךְ (Walk)
(7) ידַָע (Know)
(8) יָלַד (Bring forth)
(9) יָצָא (Go out)
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The Influence of Heart and the Hifil Verb הִשִּׁיאֶ֔ךָ in Obadiah 1:3
Introduction to Obadiah 1:3
Obadiah 1:3 continues the prophetic judgment against Edom, emphasizing its arrogance and false sense of security. The verse contains several significant grammatical elements, including the noun זְדֹ֤ון (zedon, "pride"), the Hifil verb הִשִּׁיאֶ֔ךָ (hishi’ekha, "has deceived you"), and the construct phrase שֹׁכְנִ֥י בְחַגְוֵי־סֶּ֖לַע (shokhni beḥagvei-sela‘, "dwelling in the clefts of the rock"). These elements highlight Read more [...]
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The Use of the Participle and Passive Constructions in Obadiah 1:2
Introduction to Obadiah 1:2
Obadiah 1:2 is part of a divine declaration against Edom, emphasizing its diminished status among the nations. This verse contains notable grammatical features, including the passive participle בָּזוּי (bazui, "despised"), the Qal perfect נְתַתִּיךָ (netattikha, "I have made you"), and the emphatic use of מְאֹד (me’od, "very much"). These linguistic elements reinforce the judgmental tone and theological significance of divine retribution.
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The Use of Imperative and Interrogative Constructions in Joel 1:2
Introduction to Joel 1:2
Joel 1:2 begins with a prophetic call to attention, addressing both the elders (הַזְּקֵנִים) and the inhabitants of the land (יֹושְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ). This verse employs imperative verbs (שִׁמְעוּ, הַאֲזִינוּ) to command the audience to listen, followed by an interrogative clause (הֶהָיְתָה זֹּאת בִּימֵיכֶם?) that challenges the hearers to consider the uniqueness of the event being described. These grammatical Read more [...]
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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 patron of a class, profession, or art
(6) of producer, generator (figuratively)
(7) of benevolence and protection (figuratively)
(8) term of respect and honour
(9) ruler or chief (specifically)
Part of Speech: noun masculine
Latin: pater, parens, progenitor
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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 four-letter name of God, also known as "Tetragrammaton" derives from the prefix tetra- ("four") and gramma ("letter"). The Hebrew letters are named Yod-Heh-Vav-Heh: יהוה. In English it is written as YHWH, YHVH, or JHVH depending on the transliteration convention that is used. Read more [...]