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Apr 9, 2019 · HEBREW WORD STUDY – REMEMBRANCE WITH A PURPOSE – ZACAR – זכר Zayin Kap Resh. Ecclesiastes 2:16: “For [there is] no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool forever; seeing that which now [is] in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise [man]? as the fool.”.
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- Our Exodus from Egypt
- The Revelation at Sinai
- Amalek’s Attack on Israel
- The Golden Calf and Rebelling in The Desert
- Miriam’s Negative Speech and Punishment
- The Sabbath
- Does One Need to Verbalize them?
- 4, 6, 8 Or 10 remembrances?
“. . .So that you shall remember the day when you went out of the land of Egypt all the days of your life.” (Deuteronomy 16:3) The mitzvah is to remember that we were enslaved in Egypt and G‑d took us out. (This is unlike the mitzvah to retell the story of the Exodus on Passover, which includes describing in detail the miracles that took place.)3 R...
“But beware and watch yourself very well, lest you forget the things that your eyes saw, and lest these things depart from your heart, all the days of your life, and you shall make them known to your children and to your children’s children—the day you stood before the L‑rd your G‑d at Horeb.” (Deuteronomy 4:9–10) The Torah was given with great fan...
“You shall remember what Amalek did to you on the way, when you went out of Egypt, how he happened upon you on the way and cut off all the stragglers at your rear, when you were faint and weary, and did not fear G‑d. [Therefore,] it will be, when the L‑rd your G‑d grants you respite from all your enemies around [you] in the land which the L‑rd, you...
“Remember, do not forget, how you angered the L‑rd, your G‑d, in the desert...” (Deuteronomy 9:7) We remember how we angered G‑d in the desert through constantly rebelling against Him, and how shortly after the giving of the Torah, we made a Golden Calf. We also remember G‑d’s great kindness—despite all we did, He remembered the covenant He made wi...
“Remember what the L‑rd, your G‑d, did to Miriam on the way, when you went out of Egypt.” (Deuteronomy 24:9) With this remembrance, we remind ourselves how careful we must be to refrain from negative speech and lashon hara. If even Miriam, who was a prophetess and sister of Moses, and meant no harm, was nevertheless afflicted for speaking negativel...
“Remember the Sabbath day to sanctify it.”(Exodus 20:8) The Shabbat is a testament to the fact that G‑d created the world in six days and rested on the seventh. Thus, by constantly remembering it, we recall that the world was created by G‑d.9 Read: What Is Shabbat?
According to many opinions, one can technically fulfill this commandment just by thinking about these remembrances. In fact, in his Shulchan Aruch,10 Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi outlines how one should keep in mind each of these remembrances while reciting various parts of the blessing of Ahavat Olam (Rabbah), said before Shema.11 Nevertheless, R...
Although the more prevalent custom is to recite six remembrances, as mentioned, there are some who list as little as four or as many as ten. Rabbi Yitzchak Luria, known as the Arizal, lists four: (1) going out of Egypt; (2) the Giving of the Torah; (3) Amalek; and (4) the incident with Miriam.14 Rabbi Avraham Gombiner (c. 1635–1682), known as the M...
Aug 7, 2020 · How much do you know about Hebrew word order? Read HebrewPod101’s comprehensive guide on Hebrew sentence structure to start speaking like a native!
Text, lexicon, and grammar are the most basic building blocks of the biblical text, and must be considered whenever we engage in biblical interpretation. Only then may we move on to more complex issues of why, when, where, and how a particular text was composed—central issues of much of contemporary critical biblical scholarship. | Prof. Marc ...
Translating and parsing sentences is one of the main things you will do while studying Biblical Hebrew. This ability helps you to translate and understand sentences to become more proficient in the Biblical Hebrew language. First comes the original text, whether from the textbook or the Tanakh.
The grammar of Modern Hebrew shares similarities with that of its Biblical Hebrew counterpart, but it has evolved significantly over time. Modern Hebrew grammar incorporates analytic, expressing such forms as dative, ablative, and accusative using prepositional particles rather than morphological cases.
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Feb 18, 2024 · As we saw earlier, the Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh, is traditionally divided into three sections: the Torah, Nevi'im (Prophets), and Ketuvim (Writings), a structure that is foundational to Jewish religious life.
