The first reason is that Hebrew numbers don’t follow the standard predictable pattern of Hebrew words. In fact, they are opposite that pattern.

A very common word in Israeli Hebrew, even if it is not always put into practice; derived from s-b-l “to carry a load; to endure; to suffer.” Likewise, the English (Latin) word “patient ...

What’s in a swear? The world’s filthiest words typically refer to something vulgar or taboo, for one. But there’s something else swears across the world’s languages have in common. They ...

The most common Hebrew word for “secret” is sod. This word appears more than twenty times throughout the Bible, but it does not quite mean “secret” in the same way that we use it nowadays ...

This can also explain why Israelis will often throw out English slang or curse words in the workplace or public that Anglos would think twice about using in common conversation.

A very old word, quite common in the Bible and in other Semitic languages, including brit melaH “fellowship over a meal”* (Numbers 18:19); a sacred offering to God (Leviticus 2:13); and the ...

Hebrew would enable the Jews to transcend the disparities imposed by a hundred different exiles, and to powerfully enhance their common roots.

A suggested definition for the word "divoc" has been spread by people across social media, who claim it has a meaning in Hebrew.

Before we dig into Jesus’ Bible, we need to learn about the Hebrew word that is translated ‘holy’ in English. The word is ...