In Exodus (e.g. 26:14), we learn one of the coverings for the tabernacle is to be made of "תחש" (tachash) skins. The translation of this term...
Tag: hebrew
How can I identify puns in the Hebrew Bible?
The Bible sometimes uses words with multiple meanings to the effect of an intentional pun or wordplay. Punning seems especially common in Hebrew. ...
Can ‘face of his father’ refer to human sacrifice in Gen. 11:28?
Gen. 11:28 says that Haran died in the face (פְּנֵ֖י) of his father. I'm wondering if this is a euphemism for human sacrifice, that Haran was a...
At Hebrew University: ‘With spirit and blood we will redeem Al-Aqsa’
Israel National News reports: “On Tuesday at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, a ‘protest strike against the genocide and massacre in Gaza’ took...
Is “kill” a valid translation for Exodus 20:13 (Thou shalt not kill)?
Exodus 20:13 (KJV) Thou shalt not kill. Many political statements have been made about this verse. This translation has been used by many to...
How many people were involved in the Exodus?
According to Numbers 1:20-46 (NJPS): They totaled as follows: The descendants of Reuben, Israel’s first-born, the registration of the clans of...
In Psalm 40:12: is he surrounded by “evils” or by “iniquities”?
Psalm 40:12 (KJV) " For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up;...
‘Al-Quds will be in the hands of the Muslims’ – Ayatollah Khamenei tweets in Hebrew
The Jerusalem Post reports: “Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Husseini Khamenei, wrote a message in Hebrew saying, ‘Holy Al-Quds will be in the...
Leviticus 23:40a – Three or Four Trees?
In the instructions for building booths on the feast of Tabernacles in Leviticus 23.40: וּלְקַחְתֶּם לָכֶם בַּיֹּום הָרִאשֹׁון פְּרִי עֵץ הָדָר...