Questions tagged [hebrew-bible]
The Hebrew Bible (Biblia Hebraica) refers to the Jewish Tanakh. Questions about specific texts should only be tagged with the name of the text. This tag is reserved for questions related to a collection of texts within the Hebrew Bible rather than only one individual text within this collection.
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Why is Bilhah referred to as Jacob's wife in one passage and his concubine in another? can the hebrew be tranlsated it as woman and not wife
Why is Bilhah referred to as Jacob's wife in one passage and his concubine in another? can the hebrew be tranlsated as woman and not wife?
Genesis 30:4 (NIV)
So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a ...
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Where should Isaiah 9:1 be and honor/afflict
I wanted to see the arguments for and against the placement of Isaiah 9:1 and the translation of "כָּבַד". [ie, 3513]
So, What are the arguments for the placement of Isaiah 9:1 in Isaiah 9 ...
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Who was the Man Jacob wrestled with at Peniel?
The Bible tells of a tale where Jacob wrestled with a Man and he prevailed. And because of this he was named Israel. Scripture refers to him as both Man and God respectively.
Genesis 32:24
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On Why Joseph Specifically Chose Simeon to be the Hostage in Gen. 42?
As a follow-up to When Did Israel First Expect Deliverance from Egypt?, I would like to add:
In Gen 42:25, we read (regarding Joseph)---
And taking Simeon, and binding him in their presence, he ...
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Does Isaiah 43:5 refer to the Philippines? Can you also provide details supporting that Isaiah 46:11 refer to Cyrus of Persia?
There are a number of religious groups here that say Isaiah 43:5 and 46:11 refer to the Philippines and a "filipino preacher". There are assumptions that mizrach and James Moffat's ...
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Is Psalm 5:3 referring to prayer or sacrifice?
Psalm 5:3, ESV:
O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice;
in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.
However, from the NIV:
In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice;
in the morning I ...
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What Does "and of Their Fat" Specifically Mean in Abel's Sacrifice to God?
In Gen. 4:3-5 (D-R), we read:
And it came to pass after many days, that Cain offered, of the fruits of the earth, gifts to the Lord. Abel also offered of the firstlings of his flock, and of their ...
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May it be Inferred that the Sacrifices of Cain and Abel Occurred on a Sabbath?
We read in Gen. 4:3-5 (D-R):
3 And it came to pass after many days, that Cain offered, of the fruits of the earth, gifts to the Lord. 4 Abel also offered of the firstlings of his flock, and of their ...
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Is Psalm 30:13[H] exhorting "my glory" or "my liver" (heart - keveidi[H]) to sing praises to YHVH?
In his commentary on the Psalms, Robert Alter refers to "one ancient Greek version, [reading] keveidi, 'my liver,' which he utilizes in his translation of this verse using the word 'heart' ...
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What does saraph mean? "a fiery serpent" "animal" "dragon" or "seraphim (angel)"
Does anyone know what saraph שָׂרָ֥ף means? It is sometimes translated as "fiery serpent" but this word הַשְּׂרָפִ֔ים, sharing the same root is also translated as "fiery" (serpent)...
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How should עִנִּיתָֽהּ be understood? (Dt. 21:10-14)
Dt. 21:10-14: (NLT) “Suppose you go out to war against your enemies
and the Lord your God hands them over to you, and you take some of
them as captives. 11 And suppose you see among the captives a
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What are some sources about the idea of official titles being mistaken as proper names in the Bible?
I'm looking for scholarship on the phenomenon of the Bible treating official titles as though they were proper names. Examples of this seem to include: Pharaoh, Abimelekh, Rabshakeh (maybe Agag?), all ...
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When a passage references days and nights (e.g. seven days and seven nights), is it to be taken literally as X complete days and X complete nights?
1 Samuel 30:12 KJV - And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and
two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again
to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, ...
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BHS inscription between Psalms and Job
What is the significance of the inscription in the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia between the Psalter and the book of Job and what is the proper translation?
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Does the Fool say "There is no God" or "No to God" in Psalm 14:1
I saw Billy Graham say in a 1993 video that the Hebrew text says "No to God". Is that a possible translation he is described as a rebel against God's sovereignty/governance, or suggests the ...
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KJV & NKJV translate Isaiah 9:1(b) by stating affliction/oppression becomes worse but NASB1995 & ESV translate that it becomes more glorious
Isaiah 9:1 New American Standard Bible 1995
9 [a]But there will be no more gloom for her who was in anguish; in
earlier times He treated the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali
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Is it appropriate to use Matt. 5:29-30 to explain why God asked Israel to utterly destroy many of the cities when they entered the promise land?
This question relates to apologetics, not the application of this passage today.
If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members ...
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What are the Hebrew/OT/Aramaic equivalents of the words ἀπιστία (unbelief) or ἄπιστος (unbelieving), such as in Romans 4:20? [closed]
I am struck that these words/concepts are used frequently in the New Testament by speakers (Jesus and Paul among others, including Romans 4:20), who would have been (presumably) speaking/thinking in ...
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Saul not knowing Davids father? [duplicate]
According to 1.Sam.16:18 Saul heard that the boy -David- who came to play for him was a son of Jesse in Bethlehem. We also read that Saul sent messagers to Jesse with the request to sent him his son (...
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What manuscript tradition do Mark 1:2 & Matthew 11:10 quote from for Malachi 3:1?
In Mark 1:2 we see a quote from Malachi that reads:
Behold, I send My messenger before Your face,
Who will prepare Your way [before You.]
Ἰδού, [ἐγὼ] ἀποστέλλω τὸν ἄγγελόν μου πρὸ προσώπου σου ὃς ...
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How long was the weeping of Tammuz?
In the book of Ezekiel, it describes women weeping for the god, Tammuz, in the Temple. I've heard that supposedly the weeping lasted for only a couple of days, while others say it lasted for the month ...
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"Him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay" (1 Kings 19:17). Whom did Elisha slay?
We know the prophet Elijah called fire down from heaven, killing bands of soldiers; and we know he slew the prophets of Baal at Mount Carmel. But his successor, Elisha, who had received the double ...
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How did Daniel 7-12 become accepted? [duplicate]
According to what is known as the Maccabean Hypothesis, the Hebrew half of the book of Daniel, chapters 7-12, was written during the Maccabean Revolt around 165 BCE as a propaganda technique to ...
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In Jer. 6:14 is it referring to shalom (שָׁלֹ֑ום) being used as a greeting?
The Hebrew sounds like Jeremiah referred to shalom being used as a greeting. Key to answering this question is when did the Jews start using shalom as a greeting?
וַֽיְרַפְּא֞וּ אֶת־שֶׁ֤בֶר עַמִּי֙ ...
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Is Ecclesiastes 8:10 about pretentiously deceptive followers of God Or just the customary funeral ceremony that most of the dead undergo?
8:9-11 The Westminster Leningrad Codex
9 אֶת־כָּל־זֶ֤ה רָאִ֙יתִי֙ וְנָת֣וֹן אֶת־לִבִּ֔י לְכָֽל־מַעֲשֶׂ֔ה
אֲשֶׁ֥ר נַעֲשָׂ֖ה תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ עֵ֗ת אֲשֶׁ֨ר שָׁלַ֧ט הָאָדָ֛ם
בְּאָדָ֖ם לְרַ֥ע לֽוֹ׃
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Does Psalm 114 indicate that a major earthquake occurred at Mount Sinai?
A person describing being on a hill during a major earthquake told me he could see the surface of the earth moving like ocean waves. This seems to fit the description in Psalm 114.
When Israel went ...
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Is Yahweh in the Old Testament not Jesus Christ in the New Testament? [closed]
The Apostles seems to reference him as "Son". We find at several places, New Testament authors citing Old Testament passages referring to Yahweh and yet applies them to the "Son" (...
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Was King Joash supposed to repair the temple?
Well actually my real question is, why didn’t Johoiada and the other priests use the money to repair the temple.
Were they not supposed to?
Were the priests using the money for personal means?
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(Proverbs 30:5)'s "word" about a revelatory message specific to contextual circumstances at a particular time to... Or God's Word as a whole
30:5 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex כָּל־אִמְרַ֣ת אֱלֹ֣והַּ
צְרוּפָ֑ה מָגֵ֥ן ה֝֗וּא לַֽחֹסִ֥ים בֹּֽו׃
(Proverbs 30:5)
New American Standard Bible 1995
5 Every word of God
is tested; He is a ...
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What is the Hebrew background of "the word" used in John 1? [duplicate]
John 1 Life application study Bible
In Greek philosophy, the Word was the principle of reason that governed the world; in Hebrew thought, the Word was another expression for God.
The Greek use of &...
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Could there be a broader interpretation for Old Testament bible hebrew word/term for Proverbs 29:18's revelation/vision/prophetic vision?
29:18 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex בְּאֵ֣ין חָ֭זֹון
יִפָּ֣רַֽע עָ֑ם וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר תֹּורָ֣ה אַשְׁרֵֽהוּ׃
29:19 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex בִּ֭דְבָרִים
לֹא־יִוָּ֣סֶר עָ֑בֶד כִּֽי־...
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Why the emphasis of unblemished offerings only in Numbers 28:31 [closed]
After reminding Israel of the offerings they had to do on a daily, monthly, and annual basis in Numbers 28, it's only in verse 31 that the author mentions the quality of offerings needed:
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Deeper Understanding of (Proverbs 29:13) for mentioning God giving light on the eyes of both the poor and the oppressor
29:13 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
רָ֤שׁ וְאִ֣ישׁ תְּכָכִ֣ים
נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ מֵ֤אִיר־עֵינֵ֖י שְׁנֵיהֶ֣ם יְהוָֽה׃
(Proverbs 29:13)
English Standard Version
The poor man and the oppressor meet ...
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Which verses in the OT was Jesus referring to in Mk 12:24-25 where he scolded the Sadducee for being ignorant of the Scriptures?
We hear Jesus educating the Sadducee who came to him with a cleverly made up query on life after life and on the prospective marital status of souls in heaven in Mk 12:24-25 (KJV) :
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What is the correct translation of Ezekiel 29:3
In Ezekiel 29:3
“...התנים הגדול הרבץ בתוך יאריו אשר אמר לי יארי ואני עשיתני”
“...the great dragon that lies in the midst of his rivers, that says, The rivers are mine, and I made them.” (Ezekiel 29:...
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Why are some words in the Hebrew Bible doubled? [closed]
With the Strong's dictionary App, i was trying to make sense of Ezekiel 37:25. Here some Hebrew words are repeated twice. For instance the Hebrew word “ben” means “son”. But what does “ben ben” mean?
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Targum - Aramaic Translation of Tanakh... Did Jesus use Hebrew Bible or Targum? [closed]
John records the following statement by Jesus:
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. (John 5:39)
The scriptures that Jesus refers ...
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Elizabeth's relation to Mary in the New Testament
I am asking this under the Hebrew tag because it has to do with Jewish tradition. I would like to ask, can Elizabeth, if she is from the tribe of Levi, be a cousin to Mary, if Mary was from the tribe ...
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Why do scholars think Abraham came from Ur in Mesopotamia?
Most scholars still think that Abraham came from Ur in southern Mesopotamia / Sumer.
This seems strange for a number of reasons, including:
-The Ur in Mesopotamia is NOT beyond (East of) the Euphrates,...
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Why did Phinehas's wife name her child after a historical event?
In 1 Samuel chapter 4, KJV we read:
21 "And [Phinehas's wife] named the child I-chabod, saying The glory
is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because
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(Proverbs 17:19 b) "raises his door" Vs "makes his door high"/"exalts his gate"
(Closely Related Posting:
In Proverbs 17:19, what does "makes his door high" mean?
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17:19 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex אֹ֣הֵֽב פֶּ֭שַׁע אֹהֵ֣ב
מַצָּ֑ה מַגְבִּ֥יהַּ פִּ֝תְחֹ֗ו ...
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Does Numbers 5:27 involve an induced miscarriage/abortion?
Recently, I have come across Numbers 5:27 being used to show that abortion is not wrong and, in fact, even was advocated to test against a woman committing adultery through a certain type of drink. In ...
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(Proverbs 17:16) "fools" setting a "price" on "wisdom" when they have "No sense" and/or they have "No heart" for it (Multiple /layered meanings)
( Related Postings: Psalm 37:4 & Psalm 20:4 "...grant you your heart’s desire..." and "...give you the desires of your heart..." "dual-natured layers of meaning" )
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Does God condone rape in Deuteronomy 22:28-29?
In Deuteronomy 22:28-29 it speaks of a woman who is forced into sex and it says that the women must then marry her husband, in this verse does God condone the act of rape? Deuteronomy 22:28-29 says:
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Psalm 11:5 does God’s soul hate the wicked, or does the wicked hate his own soul?
In Psalm 11:5, most English translations say something to the effect of “God’s soul hates the wicked”
(NASB) The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked, And the one who loves violence His soul hates....
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Can the Hebrew word בְּהֵמָה refer to both wild and domestic animals at the same time?
In Genesis 6:20 we read that God told Noah to keep three categories of animals
Flying creatures
Animals
Creeping things
What confuses me is the word בְּהֵמָה translated as "animals." ...
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In Jeremiah 13:17 what does Jeremiah mean by “My soul will weep”?
Q: so in Jeremiah 13:17 is Jeremiah being literal, figurative(as if He is grieved), or metaphorical when he says “my soul will weep”???
Hear and give ear: Do not be proud, For the Lord has spoken. ...
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Would it be correct to say that Bible's Philemon makes a case for abrogation/abolishing of slavery?( or is that a stretch?)
In United States Of America, slavery( and also racial segregation) was
a painful part of history. Therefore, Would it be correct to say that Bible's Philemon makes a case for abrogation/abolishing of ...
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Psalms 48:1; 145:3; translations didn't mention "great is the Lord"?
Psalms 48:1; DRB;
48 Unto the end, a psalm for the sons of Core.
Psalms 48:1; KJV;
48 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
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Meaning of "food" and "drink" in Colossians 2:16
After Paul discusses Jesus abolishing the handwriting of requirements that were against us, he writes in Colossians 2:16-17 (NKJV, emphasis mine):
So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or ...
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