The language of the Israelites
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How much variation is in the Hebrew language of the Old Testament?
Is there a difference in the Hebrew between the earliest Old Testament books and the relatively newer books? In other words: are there linguistic differences (syntax, grammar, word usage) in older ...
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What was Jerome's defense for translating the Hebrew word קִיקָיוֹן (kikayon) in Jonah 4:6, etc. into Latin as hedera?
In the Vulgate translation of Jonah 4:6-7, 4:9-10, Jerome translated the Hebrew word קִיקָיוֹן (kikayon) into Latin as hedera, which is the equivalent of the English word "ivy."
Some, including ...
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Why did God speak Hebrew?
God wrote the Ten Commandments with His own finger, on tablets of Stone, in Hebrew.
When He had finished speaking with him upon Mount Sinai, He gave Moses the two tablets of the testimony, tablets ...
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What is morphological analysis, as it applies to bible study?
As far as I can tell, it's a technique used by bible students to better understand the original languages in context.
How does one go about using a tool such as Robinson's Morphological Analysis ...
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The symbolic use of “horn”
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A quick concordance search of "horn" and you will find many different uses for the word. My center-column notes say "strength." But why? ...
