Tag: #Tanakh
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A look at the compelling Psalm 82
What is a psalm anyway ,in Hebrew the word T’hilim the name of the book of Psalms, which means praises or sometimes the word mizmor meaning a song sung in a chorus.The word psalm itself comes from Greek psalmos meaning to pluck so meaning a song sung to a lyre or harp.So a psalm is…
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Oldest Torah text writers II
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…
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The original Torah and writers and who were they?
Did Moses take the whole Torah on Mt Sinai or was it written in the Davidic era by several authors.I think most people have heard of the J,E,P,D test theory with the oldest thread being likely a female from the court of Somomon/Shlomo which would dates to the 10th century(900’s) BCE.This is the J text…
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The generations of Adam and it’s meaning
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…
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Just who were the n’filim(the fallen/the giants) part I
Genesis 6 talks of a procreation between mortal women and men who were high and the high men are a topic of debate.Were they angels who rebelled in heaven or some call then nobles ,from the generations of Seth the high of the world.If we remember Cain’s line was cursed of coarse so the wealthy…
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What are the Hebrew months
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
Truth in Mikra 