The reason behind "bilingual" posts

[Ben Avraham]

Shalom and welcome to all readers,

I would like to address some comments about "writing using Hebrew words" Well, Yes I understand, those who read these posts are all English speakers. Some might not be familiar with Hebrew, yet Hebrew is important, why?

Jews wrote the Bible for a Jewish society. The New Testament was written in Hebrew and Greek, yet was circulated more in Greek since Greek was the primary language of that time. We can read the Bible in English, yet without the understanding of basic Hebrew and Greek, we are going to miss out on deeper meanings.

For instance, if I were to write "Ark" (Teivah) what is the reason behind both words? Well, when you see the word "ark" in the Bible, of course, you are going to think about the big ship Noah built, where he and his family and representatives of all animal kinds were harbored for a year. Yet, "Teivah" is the Hebrew word for "ark" the same word is used for the basket that Mriram made for Moses,

What is in the word "teivah" ? In Hebrew, only the consonants are spelled out, the vowels are not. So, "Teivah" in reality has only three letters "t v h" So, what do those letters tell us? They are the Hebrew letters "Tav, Beit, Hey" (A good place for you to familiarize yourself with basic Hebrew is at; "hebrew4christians.com"

In Hebrew, each letter is symbolic of different things; "Tav" = covenant, "Beit" = House, "Hey" = behold, or revealed. So, when we see the word "teivah" or "tvh" we could understand the word "ark" as "The Covenant House Revealed" We would not get that in English. The Ark of Noah was a "house" where he and his family lived for a year throughout the flood. God's covenant or promise to him was in effect, that he would be saved with his family while the lost and pagan world would be destroyed, provided he build a "house" (the ark) to ride out the flood.

The name "Yeshua" or "Yeshuah" is Hebrew for "Salvation" Yes, we know it is Jesus, yet the original name is "Yeshua" we can not deny that. Besides, this IS a Messianic sub-forum. All are welcome to enter and read the posts. It is OK, to disagree, and even point out why you may disagree. We can all agree to disagree. Rabbis do that all the time, especially in the Yeshivas. But do it politely, and with respect. There is a fine line between disagreeing and "bullying!" I know why I am saying this.

We can consider the posts on this website "classrooms" and yes, we can learn from each other. But if you don't like a classroom, you can go to another one. Every contributor has students. That is good. I know the saying; "If you can't take the heat, stay out of the kitchen" Well, I'll stay in the kitchen for now.

Thank you again for your comments, but just be polite and courteous.

 

[David Lamb]

Shalom and welcome to all readers,

I would like to address some comments about "writing using Hebrew words" Well, Yes I understand, those who read these posts are all English speakers. Some might not be familiar with Hebrew, yet Hebrew is important, why?

Jews wrote the Bible for a Jewish society. The New Testament was written in Hebrew and Greek, yet was circulated more in Greek since Greek was the primary language of that time. We can read the Bible in English, yet without the understanding of basic Hebrew and Greek, we are going to miss out on deeper meanings.

I would disagree that the whole bible was written for a Jewish society.Some of the New Testament epistles were addressed specifically to Gentiles, and some of the gospels were written with a Gentile readership in mind. Think how Mark explains Jewish customs, for example:

“For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands in a special way, holding the tradition of the elders.” (Mr 7:3 NKJV)

 

[makesends]

What is in the word "teivah" ? In Hebrew, only the consonants are spelled out, the vowels are not. So, "Teivah" in reality has only three letters "t v h" So, what do those letters tell us? They are the Hebrew letters "Tav, Beit, Hey" (A good place for you to familiarize yourself with basic Hebrew is at; "hebrew4christians.com"

In Hebrew, each letter is symbolic of different things; "Tav" = covenant, "Beit" = House, "Hey" = behold, or revealed. So, when we see the word "teivah" or "tvh" we could understand the word "ark" as "The Covenant House Revealed" We would not get that in English. The Ark of Noah was a "house" where he and his family lived for a year throughout the flood. God's covenant or promise to him was in effect, that he would be saved with his family while the lost and pagan world would be destroyed, provided he build a "house" (the ark) to ride out the flood.

Not at all to disagree with the tenor and reasoning behind your post, but I'm having a bit of trouble believing that all (or even most) Hebrew words have a 'hidden meaning' behind the usual Hebrew use of them. I don't think you are saying, for example, that all words that use the letter "Tav" necessarily indicate something to do with a covenant.

To me, that would border on religiosity, rather than truth. At the risk of being venting rather than being constructive, here, I object to what I think of as a superstitious use of Scripture, where, for example, people use a verse, passage or even a single word, to wax eloquent about some spiritual truth that is not indicated in the text. (Not that you did this at all, but for example, preachers often draw parallels and types where there is no affirmation in scriptures that it is so.