Self taught over the last ten years, I try to help others to understand the workings of the Hebrew language. I have been blogging my way through the Tanakh (Hebrew bible) since Genesis 1:1
31 Dec 2023 2 minute read 0 comments hebrew
Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis 45:22-28 from "Joseph" the movie. We have finished yet another chapter in the book of Genesis now. Goodbye Chapter 45 with the departure and arrival back in Canaan. We read t...
22 Dec 2023 1 minute read 0 comments hebrew
Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis 45:16-21 from "Joseph" the movie. Last week we saw the hugs and tears. We heard the forgiveness in Joseph's voice as he told his brothers that what they did, though for evil,...
15 Dec 2023 1 minute read 0 comments hebrew
Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis 45:10-15 So, last week we saw that Joseph had revealed himself to his brothers. What a great day that must have been! from "Joseph" the movie. Today gets even better....
8 Dec 2023 1 minute read 0 comments hebrew
Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis 45:5-9 from "Joseph" the movie. We saw the big reveal last week, when Joseph let his brothers know that he himself was the ruler that has been selling them grain and asking a...
1 Dec 2023 2 minute read 0 comments hebrew
Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis 45:1-4 from "Joseph" the movie. So, we are starting a new chapter today but still on the topic of Joseph and the saga of the famine in the land. His brothers heard that Benja...
24 Nov 2023 2 minute read 1 comment hebrew
Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis 44:30-34 from "Joseph" the movie. Today, we are finishing chapter 44 and will start another next week, where Joseph can no longer control himself, having missed his brothers...
3 Nov 2023 2 minute read 0 comments hebrew
Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis 44:9-16 from "Joseph" the movie. We left off last week with the steward searching the brothers' bags of grain and trying to find the gold cup they had 'stolen'. If it were me...
27 Oct 2023 2 minute read 0 comments hebrew
Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis 44:1-8 source We move on into chapter 44 now and Joseph is toying with is brothers a bit more before he feels it is time to reveal himself as their brother. Our passage today shows...
20 Oct 2023 2 minute read 0 comments hebrew
Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis 43:29-34 *"Joseph" the movie at 2:25:00* As we discussed last week, Joseph's brothers were told to go bac...
13 Oct 2023 7 minute read 0 comments hebrew
"Woe" is a warning and that is the way the prophets spoke thousands of years ago. This past week has been a rumor mill of conflicting reports, most from news sources that have been proven unreliable over and over. They turn meanings upside down...
