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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".
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 […]
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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May 24, 2006 · ערב רב erev rav: This is generally translated as the "mixed multitudes" that went up from Egypt (Shmot 12:38). The association with "mix" is clear, but Kutscher agrees with Onkelos who translates it as "foreigners". Erev means foreigners in Nechemia 13:3, and there is a cognate word in Arabic meaning the same.
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 ...
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Sep 17, 2020 · A Biblical Hebrew word story. Key 7, to unlock Bible meaning. No one talks about this, but it is THE key to how to read the Bible. Each Biblical Hebrew word tells a fascinating story. These stories unlock Bible meaning. A word story takes us full circle back to Key 1 and encompasses all the other keys. Each Biblical Hebrew word narrates its own ...