The ancient language of ivrit ( עברית ) Genesis #13
Welcome back to my DTube Hebrew reading & language series.
The full study is now on line covering the Alef-Beyt here in my blog. This is a beginners program to teach letters, vowels, and reading. The vowels are marked in this bible and are designed to help avoid confusion on what a word is and how it is pronounced. The confusion is obvious in the hundreds of interpretations globally. In modern Hebrew, only children need a niqqud or vowel marking for each letter. Old manuscripts also usually have vowels marked.
This week covers Genesis 1:23-25.
This week's reading is from Genesis 1:26-28 and God(plural), "he" said let "us" make "adam" in "our" own image. No comment on this soup of mixed plural/singular verbage. There are plenty of volumes written about the meaning of "Elohim" and "elohim". Yes,it does say "let us make adam in our own image". Let's read the verses and then go back and interpret each and learn how the word order changes to bring the verse into English.
Today brings more pieces of the puzzle that is each word. We look at how the owner of each thing (noun), or receiver of each action (verb) is built into the word. If you have been following along, you have seen that we attach and, in, over, and the at the beginning of words. We are now learning our and us can be attached at the end which is new. [green boxes]
Many other words are marked above as a review. You see that prepositions (in, on, over, etc.) are marked but are not translated one for one as explained in earlier lessons. For review, I have marked the words and, so, and the with colored dots next to their Hebrew equals.
More explanations.
I am putting more detail into the videos My intention was to identify the vowels in each word and their sounds. Then say the word drawing the order in which to join every letter and vowel. Then say the word fluently.
For now I am ignoring cantillation marks and other notations. We can concentrate on intonation after you are reading! The definitions are all there and the word order is something you will get used to when you are able to read and compare verses. The ability to learn on your own is one of my goals for you.
Here are the links
Please click over to DTube and read the above passage with me in Hebrew.
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Mistakes: I know how to press record, then stop when I am done. I do not know much about editing. I know there are several unintended errors. Please excuse them.
We will be finishing the first chapter of Genesis soon!
This is pretty cool! The first milestone.
If you are just starting, my lessons are all here starting at Alef, adding vowels (the dots and lines) as we go, the sofit formations and numerical values. Just go to my blog and scroll to the bottom or click here
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Thanks for taking the time to watch and read.
Shabbat Shalom
I give no opinion, but yours are welcome below
@hebrew,
"let us make adam in our own image"I just finished my reading of this article and now moving to the video part! A great lesson and a great effort! Thank you very much ad have a great day ahead!
Shabbat Shalom~
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It mean very neatly those part finish and can go new part. Thanks for every support to steemians.
Shabbat Shalom
A great article and an excellent lesson for me, your video gives me a more in-depth understanding of Hebrew and it's great that you are doing such a noble job as giving us the opportunity to learn more about your beautiful language! Thank you @hebrew Resteem
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Thank you for great writing experience.
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This particular line caught my attention, and I believe God who is the "He" in the content of the above scripture said let us make Adam in "OUR" own image, I believe the our there,he was referring to Himself as God the father, God the son and God the Holy Spirit and he made man purely out of their image so man is exactly like what dey look like.
Thank you sir @hebrew for yet another wonderful insight into the word of God and thanks for always keeping us in close contact with God by bringing his word to us on the regular bases. The hebrew language is really a great, ancient and beautiful language.
That is one of he doctrines they like to teach on this passage. It does not fit the belief system of the children of Israel (jews) because they know God as the one whose voice thundered down from mount Sinai. They expect a mashiach, or someone like David. The anointed of God.
What that person would look like is in the minds of those expecting him. If he were to say he was from God and one with God, what would they do to him today?
All good questions.
Thank you much for this explanation. That doctrine does contradict with Proverbs 8:22-31
From the Aramaic Book of Daniel (7:13-14) we know that there is a Divine “Son of Man” .... Bar Enosh ... who we are to Worship .... in the Mystical Jewish Tradition of Enoch he is called the “Small Face of YHVh”
According to the Rashi Commentary.... This “Son of Man “is King Messiah.
https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/16490/jewish/Chapter-7.htm#showrashi=true
one like a Son of Man was coming: That is the King Messiah.
This “Kim Messiah / Son of Man” was there with Elohim and created Adam.
https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/16490/jewish/Chapter-7.htm
I really like the way you teach us word by word, i'm following from a while, you are good sir,
Thank you for teaching us @hebrew, God bless you.
excellent, a very complicated language, but when you follow each publication every Friday, you make me easier to understand, thanks for continuing to teach us teacher @ Hebrew
Genesis ends with Israel in Egypt, ready for the coming of Moses and the Exodus. The narrative is punctuated by a series of covenants with God, successively narrowing in scope from all mankind (the covenant with Noah) to a special relationship with one people alone (Abraham and his descendants through Isaac and Jacob).
peculiarity of this verb is that it is always used with God as its subject, meaning that only God can "bara"; it is the characteristic verb for God's creative activity in Genesis 1.
Thanks @hebrew sir for sharing this post. ☺💙
Hebrew is a oldest and beautiful langauage and when its comes from an expert like you its very interesting to learn and easy to understand...The sound rule of Hebrew is quite different but once we learn we can pronounce others language words more fluently due to practice of Hebrew Prounciation...Its not easy to learn but not even hard if I have some one like you to teach...It was very helpful for learning and am still trying to learn it....Keep on posting and teaching us @hebrew
This definitely adds a little context to the way I was told the exodus story, I can’t wait to have a greater understanding of more of the text.
