Truth in Mikra

Tag: #Hebrew

  • Oldest Torah text writers II

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    Let us put to bed with evidence the theory of a late writing of the Pentateuch in part II.We ended part 1 with Deuteronomy and we will begin 2 with Deuteronomy. For more in depth on this you can find many articles on this subject with a google search on the title.In 2021 they found…

  • The generations of Adam and it’s meaning

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    This will be about simply Adam to before Noah ,things after Noah have been thoroughly covered in Babel and the flood blogs. Adam ,the first human creation of God and his name means “Of the red soil” ,Adam comes from adamah meaning soil/clay/dirt from the word “adom” meaning red because the soil was red ,so…

  • What are the Hebrew months

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    The Hoosac historian

    It is Rosh HaShanah ,the head of the year or technically the head of the Jewish civil year ,the religious year starts with Nisan in the spring and for this reason sometimes called aviv(spring).We will talk about the and their meanings and I’m trying to research the month names pre Babylonian exile so don’t be…

  • Part 3. The vowels (nikud) נקוד

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    The Hoosac historian

    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.

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    The Hoosac historian

    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.

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    The Hoosac historian

    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…