Questions tagged [hebrew]
The language in which the Jewish Scriptures (Tanakh) -- or the "Old Testament" in Christian Bibles -- were written.
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Why is the indefinite aorist tense used in Luke 22:15 'With desire I have desired / 'Ἐπιθυμίᾳ ἐπεθύμησα?
Why is the indefinite aorist tense used in Luke 22:15 And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer...
I am most interested in the hebraism used here ...
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Did Elisha tell Hazael that Ben Hadad will recover in 2 Kings 8?
2 Kings 8:9-10 NIV
9 Hazael went to meet Elisha, taking with him as a gift forty camel-loads of all the finest wares of Damascus. He went in and stood before him, and said, “Your son Ben-Hadad king ...
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What are God's voice, charge, commandments, statutes & laws that Abraham kept?
What are God's voice, charge, commandments, statutes & laws that Abraham obeyed & kept
Genesis 26:4-6 and I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of
heaven, and will give unto thy ...
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How is leprosy like snow?
צָרַעַת, traditionally translated as leprosy, (perhaps skin disease is more accurate) is compared to snow in three locations:
Exodus 4:6 (ESV) 6 Again, the Lord said to him, "Put your hand inside
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Did God make two great lights or did He make the great light two?
And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years, and let them be lights in the ...
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Does לַגֵּ֨ר refer to a proselyte in Deuteronomy 14:21?
דברים 14:21 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
לֹ֣א תֹאכְל֣וּ כָל־נְ֠בֵלָה לַגֵּ֨ר אֲשֶׁר־בִּשְׁעָרֶ֜יךָ תִּתְּנֶ֣נָּה וַאֲכָלָ֗הּ אֹ֤ו מָכֹר֙ לְנָכְרִ֔י כִּ֣י עַ֤ם קָדֹושׁ֙ אַתָּ֔ה לַיהוָ֖ה ...
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MT “will strike” & LXX “will watch carefully” (Gen 3:15)?
I haven't seen this question asked at all in the threads I've searched, so this shouldn't be a duplicate.
I've been looking for answers about God's curse over the serpent in Gen 3:15. The question I ...
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Biblical Hebrew, לו and Gender Agreement (Psalm 3:2)
Psalm 3:2 (WLC) רבים אמרים לנפשי אין ישועתה לו באלהים סלה׃
(My translation) They are many who say to my soul, 'There is no salvation for him with God.'"
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"Soul" (נפש) is feminine, and "...
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Does Exodus 34:7 necessarily mean that God directly punishes the grandchildren?
Exodus 34:7 (NIV) says that God "punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation".
The NLT translation says "I lay the sins of the parents upon ...
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Does 'cutting a covenant' (Psalm 50:5) imply personal separation?
... those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice. KJV
... making covenant with Me over a sacrifice. Young's Literal
... those who cut My covenant by sacrifice. Green's Literal
The ...
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Why does Genesis 2:7 read חַיִּ֑ים plural rather than singular
Genesis 2:7 in English it reads God breathe the breath of life(singular) but in Hebrew it reads lives(plural)
What is significant that ‘Adam’ received a plurality of lives breathe into him? Eve didn’...
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Hebrew definite/indefinite article - בְּ - “a” or “the”
I am trying to establish which is correct:
Dan 9:27 And he shall confirm (a / the) covenant with the many for one week
וְהִגְבִּ֥יר בְּרִ֛ית לָרַבִּ֖ים שָׁב֣וּעַ אֶחָ֑ד
Some Bibles render it as "a ...
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Waters above the heavens true or false - Psalm 148:4
I realize there is a similar question
In Psalm 148:4 are the waters above the highest heaven?
But I’d like to revisit this verse and ask a different question or pose the question differently ...
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Why are two different words used for 'vision in Daniel 8:15 and 16?
Daniel 8 NASB
[15]When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it; and behold, standing before me was one who looked like a man
וַיְהִ֗י בִּרְאֹתִ֛י אֲנִ֥י דָנִיֵּ֖אל אֶת־הֶחָזֹ֑ון ...
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Why are different words for “month” used to when identifying Ziv as the second month, Bul as the eighth month, and Ethanim as the seventh month?
The construction of the Temple began in the month of Ziv, which is identified as the second month:
In the four hundred and eightieth year after the people of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, ...
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Does the Septuagint more accurately translate Genesis 15:6 than English translations?
Genesis 15:6 :
... and he counted it to him for righteousness. KJV.
... and He reckoneth it to him -- righteousness. Young's Literal.
... And He counted it to him for righteousness. Green'...
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Is there a difference between מַסְוֶה and צָעִיף (veil)?
I noticed that in Exodus 34, the term מַסְוֶה is used throughout in reference to the veil Moses wore on his face to hide his radiance. However, in Genesis throughout the Hebrew term used (for veil) is ...
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Why do the deer and ram share a common root?
I am trying to understand the relationship between an אַיִל (ram, Ovis canadensis) and אַיָּל (stag, Cervidae). According to scientific classification these are different families. They seem to share ...
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“Be holy as I am holy”; why are the two words for “holy” written differently in Hebrew?
קְדֹשִׁים תִּהְיוּ: כִּי קָדוֹשׁ, אֲנִי
”Be holy for I (God) am holy"
This verse in Leviticus 19:2 seems to demand that Israel should sanctify herself to the level of God’s holiness.
But in ...
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Is the ESV reading of Ecclesiastes 11:5 faithful to the Hebrew?
The ESV is unlike the other translations in that it seems see "way of the spirit" as a fetal development matter which the author is using as how inscrutable are God's ways. In other translations "way ...
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comprehension of ancient languages [closed]
is it necessary to have deep understanding/comprehension of ancient languages to know the "fullness" of the message of the Bible?
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Does the wording of 1 Samuel 18:21 suggest David was already married to Merab when Saul offered him Michal?
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל אֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה לֹּו֙ וּתְהִי־לֹ֣ו לְמֹוקֵ֔שׁ וּתְהִי־בֹ֖ו יַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שָׁאוּל֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד בִּשְׁתַּ֛יִם תִּתְחַתֵּ֥ן בִּ֖י הַיֹּֽום׃ (WLC)
“I will give her [...
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How is Saul's “בֶן־” (son) in 1 Samuel 20:31b to be understood?
Saul to Jonathan about David:
WLC: וְעַתָּ֗ה שְׁלַ֨ח וְקַ֤ח אֹתֹו֙ אֵלַ֔י כִּ֥י בֶן־מָ֖וֶת הֽוּא׃ ס
(ESV: Therefore send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die.)
Is it standard and ...
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‘In’ or ‘On’ the earth (Hebrew) - Genesis 6:5
It interesting to observe בארץ being translated by different English (and non English) translations as either in the earth or on the earth.
This is not limited to this verse by any means.
“The ...
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“Fat” = “full[ness]/choicest/all” in the Hebrew usage?
I was reading the Hebrew of Genesis today and came across the first instance of 'fat:'
Genesis 4:4 (WLC)
ויהי מקץ ימים ויבא קין מפרי האדמה מנחה ליהוה׃ והבל הביא גם־הוא מבכרות צאנו ומחלבהן וישע ...
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Question regarding Genesis 2:7 [closed]
Thank you for taking my question. In light of the recent change in abortion laws, I have been in a debate with some of my family members who are of the belief that "soul" life does not begin until a ...
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According to Genesis 4:1f, could Cain and Abel be twins?
In English, the Bible states:
1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, 'I have gotten a man from the LORD.'
2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was ...
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How did Jerome arrive at his Translation of Judges 15:8?
Reading Judges this morning, I came across Judges 15:8:
Judges 15:8 (DRB) And he [Samson] made a great slaughter of them, so that in astonishment they laid the calf of the leg upon the thigh.
(The ...
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Why is חַוָּ֑ה (Gen. 3:20; 4:1) translated “Eve” in KJV (both cases) and “Ζωή” in Gen. 3:20 (LXX), yet “Ευαν” in Gen. 4:1 (LXX)?
The Hebrew proper noun, חַוָּ֑ה, in Genesis 3:20 and Genesis 4:1, is transliterated "Eve" in both cases in the KJV, yet "Ζωή" and "Ευαν" (Gen. 3:20; 4:1, respectively) in the LXX. It should be "Chavah"...
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“Blasphemy” in 1 Kings 21:10 [duplicate]
And cause two men — sons of worthlessness — to sit over-against him, and they testify of him, saying, Thou hast blessed God and Melech; and they have brought him out, and stoned him, and he dieth.’
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Why is עֲרוּמִּ֔ים (Gen 2:25) translated “naked,” and in the very next verse its singular form, עָר֔וּם (Gen 3:1), is translated “crafty/shrewd?”
I am curious as to why the Hebrew word for "crafty/shrewd," עָרוּם, used to characterize the serpent in the Garden in Genesis 3:1 is the same word in Genesis 2:25, describing Adam and Eve, yet ...
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How to accurately compare OT to NT words?
In reading the Bible, I can run across the same English word used in both the OT and the NT. But I am sure it would be incorrect to look up either a Hebrew or Greek definition and impose that upon the ...
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Psalm 46.10. Be still and know that I am God. What does it mean?
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”
I am interested in the meaning and context of ‘be still’ and ‘know’. I ‘...
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Grammatical analysis of יֶ֧רֶךְ הַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַ צָפֹ֖נָה in Leviticus 1:11
If we trust Biblehub's parsing information, yerek is in the construct form, hammizbeah is in the absolute form with the definite article, and saponah is in the absolute form with a 3FS possessive ...
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What is shekhar?
«And the nesekh (libation offering) thereof shall be the fourth-hin for the one keves: baKodesh (i.e., the Mizbe'ach) shalt thou cause the nesekh shekhar to be poured out unto Hashem.»
Bamidbar ...
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Difference of words in Genesis 6:21
Why did Moses used 2 different words in Genesis 6:21 when writing about the food Noah was to bring aboard the Ark?
The first one is "maakal" meaning "food". The next one is "okleh" meaning "food for ...
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Difference of words in Genesis 6:7 and Genesis 6:17
Why did Moses used 2 different words in Genesis 6:7 and 17 when writing about the consequences of the Great Flood?
The first one is "machah" meaning "to exterminate". The next one is "shachath" ...
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Subject of verb וְנִרְצָ֥ה in Leviticus 1:4
(Leviticus 1:4, KJV) And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
A priori, I would have expected the subject of ...
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2Ch 16:9 whose heart is perfect toward him. What does this mean? How does one get his heart perfect before God?
2Ch 16:9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore ...
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Does Genesis 3:1 imply that God did not create serpents?
Genesis 3:1 says
Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made...
[The New King James Version. (1982). (Ge 3:1). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.]
In English, ...
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How should we understand Gen 31:24 in view of the context (i.e., Laban speaks to Jacob) and an apparent Hebrew language nuance?
How should we understand Gen 31:24 in view of the context (i.e., Laban speaks to Jacob) and an apparent Hebrew language nuance?
The King James Version (“KJV”) provides a marginal note at Gen 31:24 ...
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ConjPerf vs ConjImperf vs ConsecImperf parsing
My question regards the parsing of verbs on the Biblehub website's interlinear Hebrew Bible. What do the ConjPerf/ConjImperf/ConsecImperf labels mean?
Let me post an example of each, with the ...
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What does “for” mean in Psalm 25:11?
Psalm 25:11 For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity;
for it is great.
What is the meaning of for in this verse? which word can be substituted instead of for to get the most accurate ...
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What does the word “for” mean and imply in Psalms 18:17?
Psalm 18:17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them
which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
Can for in this verse be translated because?
Did God deliver David because his ...
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In Psalm 23:6 why is the word God /θεοῦ added in the LXX but lacking in the Hebrew Psalm 24:6 in it's equivalent אלהים?
LXX
Psa 24:6 (23:6) αὕτη ἡ γενεὰ ζητούντων αὐτόν, ζητούντων τὸ πρόσωπον τοῦ θεοῦ Ιακωβ. διάψαλμα.
Hebrew Text
Psa 24:6 זה דור דרשׁו מבקשׁי פניך יעקב סלה׃
This in some ways, while it in ...
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Why does YLT change the tense of Judges 6:14
Judges 6:14
in KJV and most other translation is in future tense
And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou
shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have ...
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Why is אתך in Genesis 24:40 pointed אִתָּךְ rather than אִתְּךָ?
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר הִתְהַלַּכְתִּי לְפָנָיו
יִשְׁלַח מַלְאָכוֹ אִתָּךְ וְהִצְלִיחַ דַּרְכֶּךָ וְלָקַחְתָּ אִשָּׁה לִבְנִי מִמִּשְׁפַּחְתִּי וּמִבֵּית
אָבִי
In context, the person being ...
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Onward to Shinar: From the East or to the East?
Here are the choices...and of course, they are opposites:
ESV Genesis 11:2 And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
NET Genesis 11:2 When the ...
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To whom does 'righteous' refer in Psalm 14:5?
It is not clear to me what Psalm 14:5 means. Here are the translations I am referring to :
Green's Literal :
For God [is] in the generation righteous (Interlinear Literal)
For God [is] in the ...
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What is the difference between “the law” in John 1:17 & “the law” in Galatians 4:21
John 1:17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and
truth came through Jesus Christ.
Here the scripture says law was given through Moses.
And again from
Galatians 4:21-22 Tell me, you who ...
