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I love History and learning--period. I especially love learning about the Bible! Since the original scriptures and 10 commandments were written in Hebrew/Aramaic, I just find it amazing to see just what words were used in the original Hebrew language.It's also interesting to note Hebrew is read from right to left, not left to right.
Since many people have never seen the Hebrew alphabet, I thought I would include it in my blog. Research can be complicated so I am making this easily available for anyone that might want to see it. Believe me, I am no expert--just sharing something that I find helpful and most interesting. There are sites online that you can translate from English to Hebrew, or Hebrew to English. Kind of NEAT!
This chart shows the Hebrew writing of the letter, the sound, and the letter we use in English for each Hebrew letter. The Hebrew alphabet has 27 letters. I think the ancient Hebrew had 22 letters. If you find you are interested in researching this, Wikipedia has a lot to help you research. See chart below:
A lot of information about Hebrew language available on Wikipedia, press HEBREW to go there. You can find links on Wikipedia.org for ARAMAIC, Phoenician, and Greek. Just remember ARAMAIC, Phoenician, and Hebrew were the original Biblical languages, in the land the Bible is about. Remember Hebrew was the original people and language and the Messiah was Hebrew. Wikipedia has a very large selection covering languages. You can type in words on their search section to research to whatever degree you want. You may even want to research Transliteration. Also, Tetragrammatonis a very informative subject. Remember there is no J in Hebrew. One more link for definition of Hebrew, not Hebrew language,click this highlighted portion. Briefly, the Wikipedia says, "The act or product of transliterating, or of representing words of a language by means of the characters of another alphabet or script..
I tell you it can be very interesting to research and learn. A WONDERFUL link to a site to do general research about different religious beliefs. They are NOT promoting any belief, just explaining a lot of different worldwide beliefs.A link for a free Babylon translation dictionary, I found on Jewish Jewels website. By clicking this link you should go straight to the download page. It's very handy to have!
Thank you for taking the time to look at my blog and site.
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Sue |
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September 22, 2007 at 11:00am |
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| This is very interesting. I am going to print this off. Thanks! |
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| Thank you Sue, Eric, and Blenda for the stars. Also, Sue, I thank you for the comment. The study of the original language by word or topic really helped me understand a lot more easily what some of the Scriptures said. It was worth my time and research to do it. |
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| This is interesting.Thanks 4 the links. |
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| Thank you Racunpoodle for your comment! Glad the links were of help. |
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| God's name is YHVH, not YAWEH as some think. It would read HVHY in Hebrew!! |
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| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahweh Yahweh is a proposed English reading of יהוה, the name of the God of Israel, as preserved in the original consonantal Hebrew Bible text. These four Hebrew letters [ i.e. יהוה ] are often collectively called the Tetragrammaton (from the Greek τετραγράμματον, meaning 'four-letter [word]'),[1] and are usually transliterated JHWH in German, and either YHWH, YHVH, JHWH or JHVH in English. I've used both YHWH and YHVH. I've found YHWH is the most common one but I have NO argument about using YHVH. Thank you, Golden 2100, so much for sharing your view and preference for the tetragrammaton you prefer to use. I know Hebrew is read from right to left, you are right. |
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| I knew you knew how to read it. That was for the benet of others. The writing in the origanal "Pale Hebrew" is sometihng not many have sean. I can't write either here. But, if you can. People may like to see what it looks like!! |
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| Yes, many people just have not seen how interesting and informative the study of the Hebrew words can be. Blogs can inspire people to venture into something such as seeing what the original words of Scripture were and see that they really do enjoy it! So, blogs and comments can be very beneficial and encouraging to others! I appreciate your comment, Golden 2100. |
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| oh,. wow.. thanks makes me want to learn.. more.. I hope you post more.. thans for sharing. |
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Giving, Thank your for the star and nice comment on my Hebrew Alphabet blog. If my blog encourages or helps someone in any way, then it's wonderfull to know! I appreciate you taking the time to read my blog!
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| Yes, Hebrew is a beautiful language to learn. I use PC Study Bible which includes the Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek texts. While I am no expert on these languages, studying the words, their origins and their meanings in greater depth has always given me a better understanding of the original texts/manuscripts and why different translations of the Bible use different words and phrases. G-d bless you! Dave |
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| Thank you for your star and comment, Pastor Dave! It really does help in a word study or topic study. I appreciate your taking time to read my blog and for thinking enough of it to leave comment. |
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| In regards to the whole Yahweh, YHVH, HVHY, issue. THe reality is more often than not it is written even by current Jews, as Y--H, often replaced in readings of Scripture with Adonai. This is done as a sign of respect to God, something we could all do a bit more. |
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| Yes, Pastor Tom, we certainly should respect God. Thank you for taking the time to read my blog and for your comment. |
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December 07, 2007 at 3:34pm |
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Great Blog thanks for sharing
I never saw the Hebrew Alphabet, and if I did I sure did not know what I was looking at or what it meant. |
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And while we are studying the Hebrew alphabet here, two little sidenotes of interest.
1. The word "alphabet" comes from the first letter of the Greek alphabet which is "Alpha" and the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet with is "Bet" as shown in the above table; top right. Remember, Hebrew is written right to left. Comment: I should have been born in Israel because I am a left-handed person. Writing right to left would be better for me so my palm would not smear the pencil or ink when writing left to right as we do here in the States.
2. Have you ever needed to "jot" down a quick note. Of course, that means: brief, short, to the point. That happens to be the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It looks like point (short brush-stroke) and is called Yod which is pronounced more like Jot. Interesting? Our Lord Jesus Christ referred to this letter when he said:
5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. or
5:18 For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the law until all is accomplished.
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5:18 Truly I say to you, Till heaven and earth come to an end, not the smallest letter or part of a letter will in any way be taken from the law, till all things are done.
If you study those three different translations for a minute, you'll see that the "smallest letter" as in the Bible in Basic English (BBE) is the "jot" in the KJV which is that 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet; the smallest letter. Not even a single "dot" will disappear from the Law before everything is fullfilled. In the Revised Standard Version (RSV), the translation used "iota" which just happens to be 9th letter in the Greek alphabet. It also happens to be the smallest letter in the Greek alphabet. And we, in English, use the word "iota" as well to indicate something small, miniscule, minute.
"I don't have an iota of a clue what Pastor Dave just said." LOL, not to worry.
Bible study is fun and digging deeper into the original texts and looking at the culture and surrounding areas where Jesus spoke, there are a lot of "visuals" to reinforce His words.
Every time I sit down to dig a little deeper in a passage that I've read a "million" times, the Holy Spirit always leads me to a piece of new information that sheds new emphasis on what I already knew. Yup, I'll never "know it all" and I admit that I "know very little."
G-d bless! Dave |
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I am currently taking a class in Hebrew and boy is it difficult, but rewarding.
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| That's great! I am also learning Hebrew by reading the entire "Exhaustive Strong's concordance" and then unto reading the bible in the Hebrew language (along with the New testament Aramaic). I've already done the same with the Greek. |
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| I found this blog to be downright fascinating, thanks for sharing it, Yahschild! ~mike |
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| Ma Kelly, I'm glad you took the time to look at my Hebrew Alphabet blog. Since many people have not seen it, that's why I thought it would be interesting to put on a blog. It's interesting to do a word or topic study and see what Hebrew words were used in the original Hebrew writings. The study of the language and culture of the ancient Hebrew people help me understand the Scriptures so much better. Thanks for taking the time to read my blog and for the star and comment! Bless you! I see I have more comments since I've been offline and since I don't know how to get the comment section to make new paragraphs, I will respond to each one--may take a little time--but I will--since I do appreciate all comments! |
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| Pastor Dave, Thank you for your very informative thoughts on my Hebrew Alphabet. Apparently you have found the wonder of study of the orginal language and customs and enjoy doing it! It really is amazing, isn't it?!?! Your comment "Remember, Hebrew is written right to left. Comment: I should have been born in Israel because I am a left-handed person. Writing right to left would be better for me so my palm would not smear the pencil or ink when writing left to right as we do here in the States." is interesting. I, too, sometimes feel perhaps I should have been born in Israel since I like to recline on my left side sometimes when I eat, as the Jews custom was. I was doing this one day and it dawned on me! Ha! Thanks for your great and informative comment. It's always a pleasure for you to share on my blogs!!!! |
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Pastor Dave thanks for the blog it was very interesting. My dad would have really enjoyed chatting with you about the hebrew language he loved Isreal and the jewish people. He lived in Isreal for about a year. I remember when we were younger he would take us girls to a synagogue and we learned to sing in hebrew. We also learned some hebrew dances, those were good memories. |
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| Was surprised when my second grader brought home a paper with the Hebrew alphabet yesterday,along with some Jewish history. |
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racunpoodle,
Interesting comment. What all was your second greater learning? Is that public or private school? I'm curious because IMHO, it is at that age that we should be teaching our children there is a lot more to this world than what they see. Were they discussing Hebrew language as it compard to our, Jewish culture, etc.? Don't want to get too far off-topic so let's keep this focused on the Hebrew alphabet in a second grade classroom. God bless!
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PastorDATM, This is a public school.The alphabet was used to compare their language and ours,and they also tied it in with Hannakah.It surprised me when he brought it home. |
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racunpoodle,
Interesting. Now you have an opening to witness to any of the parents that might be asking; why Hebrew? And you answer... God likes coffee. (HE - brews) LOL
Dave |
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| Pasror,it's 5:25 a.m. and that coffee comment made me LOL. |
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Pastor Tim,
Thank you for taking the time to read my blog. Thank you for your comment and star.
Yes, study of the Hebrew language is very difficult, but rewarding, as you say. The study of the Hebrew culture is also a big help in understanding the Scriptures, as I'm sure you know. I am not an expert, but I find that it's so interesting that in the study of the language and culture that I get "thirsty" for more, since it does help clarify things for me when I see the Scripture from the Hebrew perspective. |
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| Victorious, You are to be commended to do Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. I know you must feel a real sense of accomplishment and a defininte better understanding of the Scripture. I know it's work to study, but so worth it. Thank you for reading my blog, for the star and comment. Bless you! |
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Dana |
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February 23, 2008 at 1:23pm |
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| For the benefit of us with a southern twang and lack of knowing how to say each one...we need audio for the alphebet. Have any? |
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Arlene, Thank you for taking the time to read my blog!
I think you would find the study of the ancient Hebrew and other ancient languages very interesting! I KNOW you would enjoy it. I find that it really does open up so much more in ways a person can't imagine when they first begin! I am certainly no expert. I am happy that the people on MyChurch seem to appreciate the Hebrew Alphabet!
I do thank you for your star and your comment. |
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Lifesong, Thank you so much for reading my blog. I appreciate the star and your comment. It's wonderful that your dad was lucky enough to live in Israel for a year! Talk about getting to see all the wonderful area there and at a leisurely pace. I would LOVE to be able to spend time over there! It's great that his love of the land of Israel, the language, and the Jewish people surely deepened, after living there. I would have loved to chat with him about his experiences.
How wonderful that you were able to go to a synagogue. I'm sure the memories of singing in Hebrew and the great dances (that I love to watch) were very meaningful memories. Well, you did say those were good memories!
Thank you so much for your nice comment. Please visit my blogs any time! Be blessed!
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Racunpoodle, Thank you so much for reading my blog and for your comment.
Hey, it is neat that your son was able to see the Hebrew alphabet as well as something about Jewish history. Glad to know they allowed that in school ! Quite a nice second grade teacher to bring Jewish history and language to the attention of the students! Quite a teacher! Your son is very fortunate!
Thanks! |
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| This is very interesting and I am going to print it out so I can learn it. |
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