16
May
I was going over the book of Yechezkel (Ezekiel) today and I have always wanted to share the following thing. In chapter 14 there are three people mentioned: Noach, Iyov (Job), and Daniel. When we think about it, all three are righteous men who lived in the past but one of them is not who we think he is. Daniel is not the famous Daniel from the book with the same title but another person with the same name.
18
Mar
An interesting thing about Biblical Hebrew is the specific use of words. We are mostly exposed to the limited vernacular of Hebrew and the multiple meanings words may have. However, in some cases we actually have specific words which are distinguishable in meaning from others.
6
Jan
Very commonly people refer to Shabbat as a “Queen” and the famous song “Lekha Dodi” uses the female imagery under the word “Bride”. However, the word “Queen” is probably a mistake, and is based on a mishearing when words sound the same. We also find in our case an attempt to reconcile two different parts of the Talmudic text which are the origins of this word formulation.