https://judaism.codidact.com/categories/32/tags/3238.rssNew Posts Tagged 'hebrew' - JudaismJudaism - Codidact2022-07-17T04:12:18Zhttps://judaism.codidact.com/posts/286732Why ra-VU in Numbers 20:13?msh210https://judaism.codidact.com/users/81062022-07-17T03:19:02Z2022-07-17T04:12:18Z<p>Numbers 20:13 (with my own, loose translation):</p>
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<p>הֵמָּה מֵי מְרִיבָה אֲשֶׁר רָבוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת ה׳</p>
<p>This was the Fight Water: the Jews fought God</p>
</blockq...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/286699Vaydaber vs vayomer when God instructs Moshe: what's the significance of the difference?Monica Celliohttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/80462022-07-10T19:49:02Z2022-07-17T03:15:01Z<p>The torah records many places where God speaks to Moshe telling him to speak to others, generally to relay instructions. The common structure is:</p>
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<p>... וידבר יי אל ... לאמר:...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/281324Rosh Hashanah vs Rosh ChodeshDanihttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/530322021-04-11T02:50:23Z2021-04-11T14:13:05Z<p>The beginning of the Jewish year is referred to as Rosh Hashanah.<br>
The beginning of the Jewish month is called Rosh Chodesh.<br>
How come Rosh <em>Ha</em>shanah has a "hey" (ה) in...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/280997הֶעֱלֵיתָ vs. הֶעֱלִיתָmsh210https://judaism.codidact.com/users/81062021-03-08T08:50:02Z2021-03-08T08:53:39Z<p>When reviewing <em>parashas Ki Sisa</em> I noticed that <a href="//www.sefaria.org.il/Exodus.32.7">32:7</a> has הֶעֱלֵיתָ <em>heelesa</em> for "you lifted" whereas <a href="//www.sefar...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/280691Why is מוציא לחם more of a problem than מתיר אסורים or מלביש ערמים?DonielFhttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/530112021-02-07T02:09:41Z2021-02-15T19:21:48Z<p>The Gemara (Berachot 38a) cites a dispute whether the blessing on bread is המוציא or מוציא. The issue is that the blessing must reflect the past tense; while everyone agrees that מוציא is past t...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/280012What does this abbreviation stand for?rosendshttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/530312020-12-19T22:45:06Z2020-12-28T14:23:53Z<p>What does this mean? (written about a rabbi of renown, often the author of a book, or the person buried, listed on a headstone)</p>
<p>הבחור כמ“ר</p>
<p>I have my guesses but I'd like a real a...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/279309Does the narrator of Numbers assert that the Anakim come from the Nephilim?curiousdanniihttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/535452020-11-18T06:06:47Z2020-11-18T15:12:08Z<p>The Nephilim are named only in two verses in the Bible, in Genesis 6:4 and Numbers 13:33. Numbers 13:33 says that the Anakim come from the Nephilim, but different translations render this in a v...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/278960Weekly Topic Challenge #14: The Hebrew AlphabetDonielFhttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/530112020-11-03T17:24:18Z2020-11-13T01:19:14Z<p>This week's challenge, if you choose to accept it, is about the <strong>Hebrew alphabet</strong>. Questions about the meaning of words would not be accepted for the challenge, but questions abou...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/278991Is learning Aleph Beis considered learning Torah?DonielFhttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/530112020-11-06T17:48:27Z2020-11-06T17:48:27Z<p>In a number of sources we find learning Aleph Beis associated with learning Torah: notably Shabbos 31a, with the convert who Hillel persuaded with reversing the Aleph Beis; Shabbos 103b-104a, wi...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/278923What are these words on the back of a קלף?Danihttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/530322020-11-01T22:59:17Z2020-11-01T22:59:17Z<p>I recently saw a piece of קלף that had these words on the back:
<a href="https://judaism.codidact.com/uploads/ZUmiZPXvZoxY5kd2ZCpUujDK"><img src="https://judaism.codidact.com/uploads/ZUmiZPXvZo...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/278520Hiding in a tree or hiding among the trees?Harel13https://judaism.codidact.com/users/530152020-10-14T10:07:51Z2020-10-16T03:27:44Z<p>As I was reading Beresheet 3:8 today ("וַיִּתְחַבֵּא הָאָדָם וְאִשְׁתּוֹ מִפְּנֵי ה' אֱלֹוקים <strong>בְּתוֹךְ עֵץ הַגָּן"</strong>), it suddenly occurred to me that though I had never...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/278298Why is cholam sometimes pronounced like segol (Chabad, Yom Kippur)?Monica Celliohttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/80462020-09-30T00:52:05Z2020-09-30T05:02:02Z<p>I learned what I understand to be a S'fardi or maybe Israeli pronunciation of Hebrew. I'm aware of the differences between this and the usual Ashkenazi pronunciation. My question is about vari...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/276970How is God's name pronounced when there is a prefix?rosendshttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/530312020-07-29T12:13:19Z2020-09-10T17:56:49Z<p>The 4 letter name for Hashem is replaced with the word a/d-/nai (3 syllables). But my siddur doesn't put vowels under each instance, so I'm not sure how to say the word when it is preceded b a p...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/277191What is the difference between אנכי and אני in the torah?Monica Celliohttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/80462020-08-10T01:31:22Z2020-08-31T23:13:59Z<p>In the book of D'varim I've been noticing a lot more uses of אנכי instead of אני. Both words mean "I". I've heard that אנכי is more formal, and I know it begins the revelation at Sin...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/277621Difference between אני and אנכיArgonhttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/533342015-10-23T02:52:11Z2020-08-31T23:11:13Z<p>Throughout the Tanakh, I have come across אֲנִי (ʾani) and אָנֹכִי (ʾanokhi) many times, which both mean "I". What is the difference between the two words in Tanakh?</p>
https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/277000Why is "chinam" translated as "baseless"?DonielFhttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/530112020-07-30T15:55:51Z2020-08-08T00:49:36Z<p>Everywhere that the term חנם appears, as far as I can tell, it always means "without personal benefit": a שומר חנם (Bava Metzia 7:8) watches an object without receiving anything in ret...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/276802What is special about the Aleph-Bais?Danihttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/530322020-07-17T01:12:35Z2020-07-17T01:12:35Z<p>In Berachos 4b (11 paragraphs up in pop-up), The gemara gives a potential reson what makes the teffilah <a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Siddur_Ashkenaz%2C_Weekday%2C_Shacharit%2C_Pesukei_D'...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/276676What's the difference between רָדַף אֶת and רָדַף אַחֲרֵי?msh210https://judaism.codidact.com/users/81062020-07-09T07:31:48Z2020-07-09T12:05:59Z<p>The <a href="//en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Hebrew_verbs"><em>kal</em></a> verb רדף, "chase", appears many times in <em>Tanach</em>. But the preposition that follows it, to mark the...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/276544Translation of ״זעיר אנפין״ as "The Impatient One"Levhttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/530612020-07-02T11:50:10Z2020-07-02T19:24:37Z<p>In the <a href="https://shabb.es/the-seder-oneg-shabbos-bentsher.html">Seder Oneg Shabbos Bentcher</a> the translation for ״זעיר אנפין״ is "The Impatient One". What's the basis of thi...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/277592Source for not referring to Chanuka lights as a "menora"Isaac Moseshttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/363452012-12-10T19:59:14Z2014-09-04T12:58:11Z<p>Following up on <a href="https://judaism.stackexchange.com/q/4493/2">this question</a> about the use of the words "menora" or "chanukiya" to refer to Chanuka lights:</p>
<p>I find it interestin...