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The language in which the Jewish Scriptures (Tanakh) -- or the "Old Testament" in Christian Bibles -- were written.
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What does "Jealous" mean in Exodus 34:14?
The Hebrew word in Exodus 34:14 is קַנָּא, "jealous" (qanna'; Strong's 7067), from קָנָא (qana'; Strong's 7065), "jealous, zealous or envious." … Both times the English word "jealous" appears in Exodus 34:14, this is the Hebrew word. Strong's say of the root word mentioned above,
A primitive root; to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. …
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Understanding Numbers 11:25
As I am studying, I have encountered different renderings of the last phrase in this verse, which describes the prophesying of the seventy elders of Israel after the Spirit was placed on them. An init …
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What translation best translates the word "vanity" (in the KJV) in Ecclesiastes?
Based on the uses in Eccl 1:2 the use of the word vanity in English was likely built on the Latin Vulgate use of "Vanitas Vanitatum". It was then translated Vanity of Vanities in a number of English t …
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Is there an English equivalent for Nephilim of Genesis 6:4?
The word "nephilim" as used in Gen 6:4 (נפלים) and Num 13:33 (נפילים and נפלים are both used here) is simply an anglicizing of the plural form of the Hebrew word nephil (נפל), or nephiyl (נפיל). … It may be necessary to remark here that our translators have rendered
seven different Hebrew words by the one term giants, viz., nephilim. …