Questions tagged [hebrew]
The language in which the Jewish Scriptures (Tanakh) -- or the "Old Testament" in Christian Bibles -- were written.
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A question about the word שׁוֹשָׁן (lilies) in I Kings 7:22,26
The record in Kings - I Kings 7:22 and 26 - of 'lily work', on the top of the two pillars, Jachin and Boaz, in the temple that Solomon built, uses the Hebrew word shoshan (as noted by Robert Young in ...
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Psalm 96 (95) Why does the LXX translate אלילים as δαιμόνια?
Psalm 96 (95) v. 5
(Westminister Leningrad Codex) כִּ֤י ׀ כָּל־אֱלֹהֵ֣י הָעַמִּ֣ים אֱלִילִ֑ים וַֽ֝יהוָ֗ה שָׁמַ֥יִם עָשָֽׂה׃
(LXX) ὅτι πάντες οἱ θεοὶ τῶν ἐθνῶν δαιμόνια, ὁ δὲ κύριος τοὺς ...
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Should there be a comma between “Wonderful” and “Counselor” in Isa. 9:6?
Isaiah 9:6 says:
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government
shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father,...
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In Job 33:23 what does “what constitutes his uprightness” mean?
Job 33:
23 אִם־יֵשׁ עָלָיו׀ מַלְאָךְ מֵלִיץ אֶחָד מִנִּי־אָלֶף לְהַגִּיד לְאָדָם יָשְׁרֹו׃
NET 23 If there is an angel beside him,
one mediator out of a thousand,
to tell a person what ...
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Is Psalm 121:1 a question or an assertion?
I don't read Hebrew and I'm wondering why Psalm 121:1 is posed by so many translators as a question instead of an assertion:
https://www.blueletterbible.org/nlt/psa/121/1/s_599001
It seems to me ...
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In Psalm 22:20 is there a change to singular animals?
In Psalm 22 the Messiah refers to his enemies in the plural until verse 20. Is the singular in verse 20 a particular singular enemy or is this still the same plural referent only singular in form? Is ...
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In David's curse of Joab in 2 Samuel 3:29 what is intended by “takes hold of a distaff”?
2 Sam 3:29 NASB
"May it fall (whirl) on the head of Joab and on all his father’s house; and may there not fail from the house of Joab one who has a discharge, or who is a leper, or who takes hold ...
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In Psalm 37:23, who delights in whose way?
There are many different takes on how this verse should be translated. Does the LORD delight in the godly man's path or does the godly man enjoy his own path?:
Translations for Psa 37:23
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In Exodus 13:17, is the uncertainty of outcome part of the meaning of the Hebrew word 'peradventure'/'might' is serving as translation of?
Exodus 13:17 reads, in my Bible:
And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said,...
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Isaiah 14:6 - KJV/NKJV disagrees with other translations?
Below are different English Bible translations of Isaiah 14:5-6. Verse 5 is included for context.
KJV
5The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers. 6He who smote ...
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What is the difference between **power ( כֹּחַ )** and **might ( חַיִל )** in Zechariah 4:6?
What is the difference between power ( כֹּחַ ) and might ( חַיִל ) in Zechariah 4:6?
I was studying the verse with interlinear bibleand got these words
power - koach ( כֹּחַ ) which means --> a ...
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A male child is born to us
Is there a difference, even very small, in the meaning of:
A male child is born to us.
vs
A male child has been born to us.
The "is born" is rather unusual in English.
What is the best ...
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In which language was the name “Jesus” written and how was it pronounced in Matthew 1:1 first?
In which language was the name "Jesus" written and how was it pronounced in Matthew 1:1 first?
This question is asked to find out if the claims of Nehemiah Gordon in his book The Naming of Jesus in ...
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Is there a word in hebrew that sounds like “ya seen/ya sin”? [closed]
If it's exists, what does it mean? Is it moon god?
tried to search lots of online translator site but none of them support text-to-speech or speech-to-text correctly.
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Ex 12:18-19 | Hebrew Breakdown of 7-Days of Unleavened Bread
Ex 12:18 'In the first [month,] on the fourteenth day of the month at evening, you shall eat unleavened bread, until the twenty-first day of the month at evening.
Ex 12:19 'Seven days there shall be ...
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In the Shema, how should we understand “with all your strength” when the Hebrew word מְאֹ֑ד is rarely used this way?
In Deuteronomy 6:5, the Hebrew text reads "and with all your might"(ESV). Most English translations take this as "strength" or "might." The LXX uses a common word for power/strength/might and Mark's ...
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How should the 2fs form of amar be understood in Psalm 16:2
Psalm 16:2 reads:
אָמַרְתְּ לַיהוָה אֲדֹנָי אָתָּה טוֹבָתִי בַּל-עָלֶיךָ
אָמַרְתְּ is 2fs in form. I was curious about how to understand this. Looking around, most translations seem to understand ...
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Is “the bread is in effect common” (1 Samuel 21:5) as translated by the NKJV accurate?
The MT reads:
וַיַּ֩עַן֩ דָּוִ֨ד אֶת־הַכֹּהֵ֜ן וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ כִּ֣י אִם־אִשָּׁ֤ה
עֲצֻֽרָה־לָ֙נוּ֙ כִּתְמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם בְּצֵאתִ֕י וַיִּהְי֥וּ
כְלֵֽי־הַנְּעָרִ֖ים קֹ֑דֶשׁ וְהוּא֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ חֹ֔ל ...
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Interpretations and translations of a Moises speech
I study Latin and I don't understand this sentence "absumat ebria sitientem", found in deuteronomy:29:19
Context (just before the sentence):
[because when such a person hears the words of this oath, ...
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In Psalm 90:2 is “from age to age” a restatement of “in generation after generation”?
[Psa 90:1-2 YLT] (1) A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord [ADONAY], a habitation Thou -- Thou hast been, To us -- in generation and generation, (2) Before mountains were brought forth, And Thou ...
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Was Isaiah loved 'from the pit', Isaiah 38:17?
I noticed that the KJV gives Isaiah 38:17 as :
... thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption ... [KJV]
in which the addition, in italics, changes the meaning ...
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Origin of Pleonastic Phrasology in the Bible
I noticed a phraseology in the King James Version of the bible that is strange to a modern English speaker. It involves two forms of the same word in close proximity in a sentence. Before posting this ...
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What is the proper translation of the Hebrew word רוּחַ (ruach) in Genesis 3:8?
I recently discovered during the initial stage of study of the word “spirit” that the Hebrew word רוּחַ (ruach) in Genesis 3:8 is translated into English as “cool.”
8 And they heard the voice of ...
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Is there a contradiction between 1 Samuel 15:29 and 1 Samuel 15:35?
The same verb root נ-ח-ם conjugated in binyan Nifʿal, referring to the same subject (i.e., God), occurs in both 1 Sam. 15:29 and 1 Sam. 15:35, the first occurrence being a negation, while the second ...
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What is the power of Christ (2 Cor 12:9)
“And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon ...
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What is the meaning of Isaiah 45:7?
In Isaiah 45:7, it is written that God forms light, creates darkness, makes peace, and creates evil.
7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these ...
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Who were before and afterwards, the mighty men or the sons of God? Genesis 6:4
What I am not asking
I am not asking who the giants are, nor, who the sons of God are. Nor am I asking what the event was that marks the before and afterwards.
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In view of this passage
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Is Jeremiah 18:2 grammatically incorrect?
This may seem like an insignificant question but I was wondering why the Hebrew "וְשָׁ֖מָּה" which is feminine appears in Jeremiah 18:2 to refer to "בֵּ֣ית" which is masculine:
קוּם וְיָרַדְתָּ ...
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What are the “these things” referred to in 1 Timothy 4:15?
What are the "these things" referred to in
1 Timothy 4:15 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to
them; that thy profiting may appear to all.
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Is this the same word used in
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Why is favour said to be “found” in the Bible?
Why is favour said to be “found,” although people were not searching for it? Why does it not instead say, “favour found Noah” in Genesis 6:8?
8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. NKJV, ©...
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Are the words “broken” & “contrite” in Psalm 51:17 used as the attributes of Christ any where in the scripture?
Are the words "broken" & "contrite" in
Psalm 51:17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a
contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
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Gad's contextual name meaning and background
I'm studying Genesis 30 right now and am having trouble with Gad's name meaning. Why was he named after a "troop" or "fortune"? Which really is it? What is the significance of this in relation to ...
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Etymology of the name Mary?
Why does Strongs 4813 say "מרים [miryâm] \meer-yawm'\" is
From 4805; rebelliously; {Mirjam} the name of two Israelitesses: - Miriam
when St. Jerome writes (Liber de Nominibus Hebraicis col. 886):
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Does the narrator of Numbers assert that the Anakim come from the Nephilim?
The Nephilim are named only in two verses in the Bible, in Genesis 6:4 and Numbers 13:33. Numbers 13:33 says that the Anakim come from the Nephilim, but different translations render this in a variety ...
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Why does Manoah's wife alter the angel's words in Judges 13: 5-7?
When the angel speaks to the wife of Manoah, he says :
For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: ...
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Why did St. Jerome use “virago” in Gen. 2:23?
Why did St. Jerome use virago ("a man-like woman") to translate אשה in Gen. 2:23, when the LXX uses γυνή (woman)?
And Adam said: This now is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be ...
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Should Job 22:23-25 be understood as a sequential list?
I'm a 2nd year undergrad Bible student so I haven't been able to take Hebrew so I don't know how to interpret this- don't be afraid to give me details however, I am still nerdy and like to use ...
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How were Paleo-Hebrew words in the Greek Septuagint fragments treated?
In certain old fragments of the Greek Septuagint the name of YHWH alone is written in paleo-Hebrew letters.
I’m a novice at Greek, but isn’t it necessary for all proper nouns and names to be written ...
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What does “brit am” in Isaiah 42:6 mean?
Does "brit am" in Isaiah 42:6 mean "a covenant of a people" or "a covenant people"? Or are both translations viable?
[Isa 42:6 NASB] (6) "I am the LORD, I have called You in righteousness, I will ...
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In Genesis 27:19 what is the meaning of “that your soul may bless me”?
When Jacob responds to Isaac's call in Genesis 27:19 [NKJV], he says these words:
“...I am Esau your firstborn; I have done just as you told me; please
arise, sit and eat of my game, that your ...
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Deuteronomy 6:4 is “the LORD our God is one” the same as “we only worship one LORD”?
Can Deuteronomy 6:4 be translated or interpreted to mean "we only worship one LORD"?
Deut 6:4 (ASV)
Hear, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah:
Deut 6:4 Clarke's (Hebrew)
שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל ...
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In Exodus 20:2 why does the LORD call Egypt “the house of slaves”?
I have always been inclined to read this "the land of your enslavement" however it struck me that there might be more to it, if taken literally.
JPS Exodus 20:2 I am the LORD thy God, who brought ...
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Did Jesus add to the words of Moses from Deuteronomy 6:5?
I'm not sure if this is to do with Hebrew being translated to Greek, but when looking at "The greatest commandment" Deuteronomy 6:5 says:
"And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, ...
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In Amos 2:13 what is the meaning of the pressed cart?
Young's Literal has this:
[Amo 2:13 YLT] (13) Lo, I am pressing you under, As the full cart doth press for itself a sheaf.
However, there are many takes on this verse on BibleHub.
What is Amos 2:...
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What do the words “meek & lowly” in Matthew 11:29 mean and how to achieve it?
What do the words "meek & lowly" in
Matthew 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek
and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.( KJV ).
mean?
Is any of ...
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Shouldn’t it read her tent? Genesis 9:21
In this verse the translators say that the tent belonged to Noah, ‘his tent’ but doesn't the feminine possessive suffix indicate that it should be her tent, as in his wife’s tent?
“He drank of the ...
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Why does the Bible change the spelling of fear Exodus 20:20
The reason for my question is not to find out which is a verb and which is a noun. It’s to find out if the placement of letters, is as claimed purely coincidental or in fact deliberate.
The question ...
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In Zechariah 10:4, does 'noges' have negative connotations?
In Zechariah 10:4 all of the noges ֵ(נוֹגֵש) were mentioned to come from/exit from Judah. In most translations it is rendered with a neutral term, "ruler." However, other usages in the Hebrew Bible ...
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Why so many different translations of Deuteronomy 32:8?
Deuteronomy 32:8 has an unusually high number of different translations, and the differences aren't subtle. What is the reason for this diversity?
KJV:
When the most High divided to the nations ...
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Why do some translators include the phrase 'this shall be/seen' in Exodus 16:8?
Most translators seem to add some different phrases in this text which somehow was never in the Hebrew text.
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה, בְּתֵת יְהוָה לָכֶם בָּעֶרֶב בָּשָׂר לֶאֱכֹל וְלֶחֶם בַּבֹּקֶר ...
