Truth in Mikra

Tag: #Hebrew

  • Section 1 Prologue and B’reishit (Genesis) בראשית

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    . The Prologue to the Zohar starts by quoting Songs of Songs 2:2  “As a rose among thorns” כְּשׁוֹשַׁנָּה בֵּין הַחוֹחִים Prologue: Verse 1רִבִּי חִזְקִיָּה פָּתַח, כְּתִיב כְּשׁוֹשַׁנָּה בֵּין הַחוֹחִים. מָאן שׁוֹשַׁנָּה, דָּא כְּנֶסֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל. בְּגִין דְּאִית שׁוֹשַׁנָּה וְאִית שׁוֹשַׁנָּה, מַה שׁוֹשַׁנָּה דְּאִיהִי בֵּין הַחוֹחִים אִית בַּהּ סוּמָק וְחִוָּור, אוּף כְּנֶסֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל אִית בַּהּ דִּין…

  • כשושנה בין החוחים Introduction

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    This book is a commentary on a book called the Zohar and so the format will be that I will quote a text and give analysis on the text.I do not personally view the Zohar as divinely inspired or to be taken literally like the Bible, but I view it as a group of Rabbi’s…

  • What does Proverbs 1:27 really mean?

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    Let’s talk about Proverbs/Mishlei chapter 1 verse 27. Here it is in the original masoretic text . כז בְּבֹ֤א כְשֹׁאָ֨וה כְשׁוֹאָ֨ה פַּחְדְּכֶ֗ם וְֽ֖אֵידְכֶם כְּסוּפָ֣ה יֶאֱתֶ֑ה בְּבֹ֥א עֲ֜לֵיכֶ֗ם צָרָ֥ה וְצוּקָֽה:(27) Here I will give my best translation and then I will publish some English translations. And your terror comes like a storm and your misfortune like a…

  • Contradictions

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    Oct 10, 2023 — by The Hoosac historian What about contradictions and ambiguity in meaning and intertextual contradictions.I was watching something about the Dead Sea scrolls and Psalm 22 today and the debate on what Psalm 22:17 in the Hebrew text or 16 in most English translations say.Does it describe a lion attack or does…

  • Full analysis of Daniel 9:27

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    Why does this matter ? This important because it is the finality of what prophetic scholars call the 70th week of Daniel.And so then you ask what is the 70th week of Daniel ? Now I am not an expert on this but I will offer a quick overview and feel free to do your…

  • How much does precise grammar actual matter?

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    This will will be a lot about Hebrew and does precise grammar really effect pragmatic meaning. This article will only put forth opinions and you may or may not agree with my conclusions which is ok! Let us now dive into Genesis 1:1 בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֵ֥ת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֵ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ In both the King James…

  • Who was Ashurbanipal and why does he matter?

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    First of all who was he? Ashurbanipal (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒀸𒋩𒆕𒀀, romanized: Aššur-bāni-apli, meaning “Ashur is the creator of the heir”)or Osnappar (Imperial Aramaic: אָסְנַפַּר, romanized: ’Āsnappar) was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 669 BC to his death in 631. He is generally remembered as the last great king of Assyria. Ashurbanipal inherited the throne as the favored heir of his father Esarhaddon; his 38-year reign was among the longest…

  • Translations part II

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    Now let us look at the Amplified Bible Same Corinithians 15 quote from the ESV I quoted 3 For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to [that which] the Scriptures [foretold], 4 and that He was buried, and that He was [bodily] raised on…

  • The obvious and hidden of Habakkuk

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    So who was Habakkuk or Chavakuk חֲבַקּ֖וּק which means to hug or embrace Not much is known about him and only that he may have lived just before the Babylonian exile,around the late 7th century BCE.He is considered one of the 12 minor prophets of Tanakh or the Old Testament.So let us jump in and…

  • Was and is Hebrew the original language of creation ?

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    First let me say that yes Hebrew is the Holy tongue because on Mt Sinai God gave his first revelation to humankind in the Torah.The Torah is the earliest part of the also called the 5 books of Moses or the Chumash (meaning of 5) The Torah consists of Genesis,Exodus,Leviticus,Numbers and Deuteronomy.So yes Hebrew is…