Hebrew

Every letter of the Hebrew Alefbet has a meaning and is represented concretely and pictographically in its ancient form. Gimel גּמל Hebrew Letters: gimel-mem-lamed Strong’s Number: H1580 Meaning: “To yield or produce” Explanation: The ripening of a crop or the weaning of a child as now able to yield work and be productive. Also refers to the yielding of good or evil as a reward. Commonly Translated Words: wean (10x), reward (8x), dealt bountifully (4x), do (4x), bestowed (2x), recompense (2x), weaned child (2x), do good (1x), requite (1x), ripening (1x), served (1x), yielded (1x) Select Bible Verses: Genesis 21:8, Genesis 50:15, Numbers 17:8 (17:23), Deuteronomy 32:6, Mark 4:29, Psalms 119:17-24 Genesis 21:8 21:8 The child grew and was weaned. Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned. Genesis 50:15 50:15 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph will oppose us, and will certainly return to us

Every letter of the Hebrew Alefbet has a meaning and is represented concretely and pictographically in its ancient form. Beit בּית Hebrew Letters: bet-yod-tav Strong’s Number: H1004 Concrete Representation: Tent Floorplan (House) Concrete Meaning: “To lodge” – The concrete representation of the ‘b’ in beit is a tent floorplan or a house and the concrete representation of the ‘t’ in tav is two crossed sticks meaning a mark or sign. Explanation: The “mark of the house” is the name of the patriarch of the family such as “House of Jacob” (cf. Isaiah 2:5). In ancient times, the primary function of the tent was to provide protection and a sleeping area at night. Commonly Translated Words: house (1,881x), household (54x), home (25x), within (22x) Select Bible Verses: Job 1:4, Job 8:14, Job 8:17, Genesis 6:14, Mark 11:17, 2 Corinthians 5:1, Ephesians 2:19, Psalms 119:9-16 Job 1:4 1:4 His sons went and held a feast in the house of each one on

Every letter of the Hebrew Alefbet has a meaning and is represented concretely and pictographically in its ancient form. Gutturals in the Hebrew alphabet Four of the Hebrew letters are called gutturals. They are called gutturals because they are pronounced in the back of the throat. The guttural consonants are alef, ayin, heh, and chet (ה, ע, א, and ח). Sometimes resh (ר) will also behave like a guttural. Alef אלף Hebrew Letters: alef-lamed-feh Strong’s Number: H502 Concrete Representation: Ox head Concrete Meaning: “To yoke” – a yoke is a wooden cross-piece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plow or cart that they are to pull Explanation: In Biblical times, an older experienced ox was yoked to a younger inexperienced one in order to teach it how to pull a load. Commonly Translated Words: learn, teach, associate with, cattle, oxen, thousand Select Bible Verses: Job 1:3, Job 15:5, Job 33:33, Job 35:11, Genesis 20:16,

אָבִינוּ שֶׁבַּשָׁמַיִם יִתְקַדַּשׁ שְׁמֶךָ תָּבֹּא מַלְכוּתֶךָ יֵעָשֶׂה רְצוֹנְךָ כַּאֲשֶׁר בַּשָׁמַיִם גַּם בָּאָרֶץ אֶת־לֶחֶם חֻקֵּנוּ תֵּן־לָנוּ הַיּוֹם וּמְחַל־לָנוּ עַל־חֹבוֹתֵינוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר מָחַלְנוּ גַּם־אֲנַחְנוּ לְחַיָּבֵינוּ וְאַל־תְּבִיאֵנוּ לִידֵי נִסָּיוֹן כִּי אִם־תְּחַלְּצֵנוּ מִן־הָרָע

Ancient Hebrew, the language of the Hebrew Bible (Genesis to 2 Chronicles), is an ancient Semitic language and the oldest language in the world. Ancient Hebrew was succeeded by an intermediary form, Mishnaic Hebrew, about the 3rd century B.C. Modern Hebrew was developed in the 19th and 20th centuries from the ancient written form of the language. Vowel Points and Dagesh The dot that appears in the center of some letters is called a dagesh. With most letters, the dagesh does not significantly affect pronunciation. With the letters Bet, Kaf and Pe, however, the dagesh indicates that the letter should be pronounced with its hard sound (the first sound) rather than the soft sound (the second sound). The schwa is the vowel sound in many lightly pronounced unaccented syllables in words of more than one syllable. It is sometimes signified by the pronunciation “uh” or symbolized by an upside-down rotated e. The word “schwa” is from the Hebrew word שְׁוָא