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
21 Apr 2023 1 minute read 0 comments hebrew
Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis 39:21-23 source We knock out another chapter today so if you are still with me, congratulations for your tenacity! The end of the chapter talks about how God used his khased (...
5 Apr 2023 1 minute read 0 comments hebrew
חַג שָׂמֵחַ - Chag Sameach - Happy Festival Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. I hope you are all having a wonderful rest during Pesach. This week has three days in a row in which we are supposed to rest. All my work is done an...
31 Mar 2023 1 minute read 0 comments hebrew
Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis 39:6-9 source We saw how Joseph started his stint as a slave in Egypt (Mitsraim) last week and that God had blessed all that Joseph touched. Now we see that everything Potiphar had...
24 Mar 2023 2 minute read 0 comments hebrew
Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis 39:1-5 source A new chapter starts today but we are going back to where we left off with Joseph as a slave. His brothers had thrown him into a pit and then instead of killing...
15 Mar 2023 2 minute read 0 comments hebrew
Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis 38:21-27 source We left off last week with the story of Judah "gettin' some" as it were. He had sent someone to pay the woman for her services. Now, he is hearing the story of how...
3 Mar 2023 2 minute read 0 comments hebrew
Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis 38:15-20 source Today, we see an example of a woman teaching one of the men in her family a lesson. We left off last week with Tamar heading to her father's home where she was to w...
24 Feb 2023 1 minute read 0 comments hebrew
Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis 38:9-14 source This week we see a pretty meaty piece of scripture. One part of it is that God has put someone to death for being wicked. He did not do that to Ishmael or Jacob who...
17 Feb 2023 2 minute read 0 comments hebrew
Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis 38:1-8 source Last week we finished with the story of Joseph's betrayal by his brothers. So now that he has begun his life in bondage, we get on with the lives of his brothers who...
10 Feb 2023 1 minute read 0 comments hebrew
xxx Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis 37:31-36 source That is it for chapter 37 - congrats if you are still with me. That is it for Joseph and his dreams as well. He is out of the picture now as far as his family i...
3 Feb 2023 1 minute read 0 comments hebrew
Welcome to my Hebrew reading & language series. Genesis 37:25-30 source Reuben had talked his brothers out of killing Joseph last week, suggesting that they put him in a pit. Now Judah sees the Ishmaelites (Ismaelim in Hebrew) pass...
