Author: The Hoosac historian

  • Part 3. The vowels (nikud) נקוד

    We will cover the nikud/nikudot in a simple manor and in modern terms but also try to address Bible era pronunciation also.Especially for people interested in Tanakh or the old testament ,Biblical vowels can be different and different pronunciation also.For instance in modern Hebrew Lie or false is sheker but in the Bible it’s shaker…

  • Hebrew Alef-Beit אלפבית עברי part 2.

    About half of the letters are pronounced in multiple ways and we will explain this and some letters are unique to Hebrew (or at least near eastern Semitic language) and we will explain these also.Hebrew has the Nikud or Nikudot(plural) which literally mean dots and are a system of dots and dashes that change consonant…

  • The Hebrew Alef-Beit אלפבית עברי (Alef-Beit Ivri) part 1.

    So what is the Hebrew Alphabet or Alef-Beit.Lets start with basic simple meaning of the 22 letters.It is read from right to left and (Sofit or final form) letters end words. Meaning number Latin/English name form Ox(strong ,leader) 1 silent Alef/ א אלף house 2 B/V Beit/ב בית Camel 3 G,Gh,J( most always g like…

  • Proven fact Vs. Theory (part II the big bang)

    So has the modern theory on how life to the universe proved the account in the Torah wrong?No and I’ll explain and does the belief in science that the universe is 13.8 billion years old disprove the Genesis account? No and I’ll explain. So before the big bang the universe in generally believed to have…

  • Proven fact Vs. Theory and modern science Vs. scripture (part I evolution)

    I’m not here to say that science is bad or wrong,I’m full believer in proven science but science itself will be the first to admitt much of science is theory at this point. We will talk about the difference between proven and known and theory. So they have a theory that apes through evolution became…

  • Does God have a daddy?

    If you have any familiarity with the latest atheist propaganda then you have heard of the story in the book of Deuteronomy 32:8-9 and claiming this means the God of Israel had a father.In this blog we will examine this theory and why it’s false! בְּהַנְחֵ֤ל עֶלְיוֹן֙ גּוֹיִ֔ם בְּהַפְרִיד֖וֹ בְּנֵ֣י אָדָ֑ם יַצֵּב֙ גְּבֻלֹ֣ת 8 עַמִּ֔ים…

  • What are the names of God and their meanings?

    This is one everyone is interested in and everyone want to know the pronounciation of the tetragrammaton.We will discuss these things and we will start with the most simple and move on to the more sacred and holy. El אל El (pronounced eil in theory but most say el and (Il, pronounced eel in Arabic)…