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Nov 3, 2016 · After researching their etymology, the words Erev and Boker (or Voker) seem to have dual meanings, and thus could be used to gain further insight into the text. The commonly accepted literal translation of the phrase "Vayehi erev vayehi voker yom echad" reads "And it was evening and it was morning, one day".
Oct 4, 2018 · It generally has a meaning of “inspect” or “investigate.”. As mentioned earlier, a common view in our commentaries (e.g., Ibn Ezra and Radak) is that “boker” is the time when items can be inspected (unlike “erev,” when they are mixed and hard to distinguish.) However, two other approaches to the origin of “boker” deserve ...
Mar 16, 2017 · Erev and boker are words that are well-known to us. But exactly how did they develop the meanings of “evening” and “morning”? The verb ayin-resh-bet (henceforth “ARB”) has several meanings; one of them is “mix.” See, e.g., Ps. 106:35: va-yitarvu va-goyim. The “mix” meaning very likely lies behind the term erev rav (the mixed multitude […]
May 24, 2006 · ערב erev - evening: Kutscher quotes Dr. Benjamin Klar as writing that: "Early man viewed sunrise as 'leaving' and sunset as 'coming'. Even though normally we'd think it should be the opposite, they had the view that the sun slept in a 'tent' every night. It would leave the tent in the coming, and enter it in the evening."
Oct 30, 2024 · The opening chapter of Genesis has long captivated theologians, philosophers, and scholars with its profound and poetic account of the creation of the universe. Each of the first six days of creation concludes with a remarkable refrain: “And there was evening (erev) and there was morning (boker).”. [1] While this phrase has been studied and ...
May 3, 2017 · Erev and boker are words that are well-known to us. But exactly how did they develop the meanings of “evening” and “morning”? The verb Ayin-Resh-Bet (henceforth “ARB”) has several meanings, one of them is “mix.”. See, e.g., Ps. 106:35: va-yitarvu va-goyim. The “mix” meaning very likely lies behind the term erev rav (=the ...
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This, as the physicist Gerald Schroeder points out (in Genesis and the Big Bang) is implicit in the Hebrew words erev and boker, "And it was evening (erev) and it was morning (boker)." Erev in Hebrew means an undifferentiated mixture of elements. Boker comes from a root meaning "to reflect, contemplate, seek clarity." Much recent work in ...
