Shalom - peace or hello, same root in Aramaic as the Arabic salaam. Do you know the names Bethlehem and Elizabeth, Benjamin, Reuben, Joseph and Joel, ? And the words seraphim and cherubim? The plural in Hebrew is im.
Bible
cherubim seraphim
Placenames
Beth is house
Bethlehem is house of bread
Personal Names
Elizabeth - beth is a building or house. Modern Hebrew would be Beit. T or TH?
Ben is son of
Benjamin son of my right hand. You will find this noted in the small print at the bottom of the page in many annotated copies of The Bible. (Also known in the Jewish community as The Hebrew Bible, and to Christians as the Old Testament.)
Reuben - see - a son!
Ja or Jo is one of the old names of God. Hence Jaweh, and Jehovah, as in Jehova's witness.
Many names begin with Jo.
Another name is El (as in Allah)
So Joel combines both versions of the Lord.
Seeing, Translating and Learning Hebrew
Where can you hear modern Hebrew?
In Israel. Songs on discs and YouTube.
Where can you hear ancient Hebrew?
In synagogues worldwide.
Where can you see Hebrew?
In prayerbooks in synagogues and libraries. On the walls of synagogues. For example, UK, Spain. On street signs in Israel. In Jewish cemeteries. On Jewish tours in cities in countries such as: Warsaw, Poland; Amsterdam in the Netherlands; Ireland; London, UK; New York, USA.
Where can you learn Hebrew?
Work on a kibbutz in Israel.
In the UK and USA Rabbis and other Teachers of Hebrew who coach Barmitzvah boys. Ask for group lessons or individual coaching at the nearest synagogue.
From the web.
Online teachers of Hebrew, based in Israel.
Jewish graves in Find a grave.
Websites about travel and monuments in Israel.
Note that the language is written from right to left, and books are reversed and start with the first page at 'the back'. The same applies to arabic. An Arabic speaking Moslem friend of mine was amazed and amused to find that Hebrew was 'just like Arabic'.
Related Names
Easy Placenames
Tel Aviv - tel is hill and Aviv is spring.
jerusalem - salem/shalom/salaam means peace - city of peace
Some more place names
Tel Aviv
Tel is hill. Aviv is spring.
Beer Sheba. Beer is well. Sheba or seba is seven. Seven wells.
Count 1-4: echad, shtaim, shalosh, arba.
If you ever learned Israeli dancing, the caller will count 1-4 in Hebrew.
Jerusalem
City of Peace. (If only!) Salem or Shalom, like the Arabic Salaam, means peace.
The author Sholom Aleichem - his name means Peace Be With you. You might know the song, Jerusalaim, shel bahav. Jerusalem, city of gold.
See my blog on Yiddish.
Wikipedia has the Hebrew alphabet.
Bible
cherubim seraphim
Placenames
Beth is house
Bethlehem is house of bread
Personal Names
Elizabeth - beth is a building or house. Modern Hebrew would be Beit. T or TH?
Ben is son of
Benjamin son of my right hand. You will find this noted in the small print at the bottom of the page in many annotated copies of The Bible. (Also known in the Jewish community as The Hebrew Bible, and to Christians as the Old Testament.)
Reuben - see - a son!
Ja or Jo is one of the old names of God. Hence Jaweh, and Jehovah, as in Jehova's witness.
Many names begin with Jo.
Another name is El (as in Allah)
So Joel combines both versions of the Lord.
Seeing, Translating and Learning Hebrew
Where can you hear modern Hebrew?
In Israel. Songs on discs and YouTube.
Where can you hear ancient Hebrew?
In synagogues worldwide.
Where can you see Hebrew?
In prayerbooks in synagogues and libraries. On the walls of synagogues. For example, UK, Spain. On street signs in Israel. In Jewish cemeteries. On Jewish tours in cities in countries such as: Warsaw, Poland; Amsterdam in the Netherlands; Ireland; London, UK; New York, USA.
Where can you learn Hebrew?
Work on a kibbutz in Israel.
In the UK and USA Rabbis and other Teachers of Hebrew who coach Barmitzvah boys. Ask for group lessons or individual coaching at the nearest synagogue.
From the web.
Online teachers of Hebrew, based in Israel.
Jewish graves in Find a grave.
Websites about travel and monuments in Israel.
Note that the language is written from right to left, and books are reversed and start with the first page at 'the back'. The same applies to arabic. An Arabic speaking Moslem friend of mine was amazed and amused to find that Hebrew was 'just like Arabic'.
Related Names
Easy Placenames
Tel Aviv - tel is hill and Aviv is spring.
jerusalem - salem/shalom/salaam means peace - city of peace
Some more place names
Tel Aviv
Tel is hill. Aviv is spring.
Beer Sheba. Beer is well. Sheba or seba is seven. Seven wells.
Count 1-4: echad, shtaim, shalosh, arba.
If you ever learned Israeli dancing, the caller will count 1-4 in Hebrew.
Jerusalem
City of Peace. (If only!) Salem or Shalom, like the Arabic Salaam, means peace.
The author Sholom Aleichem - his name means Peace Be With you. You might know the song, Jerusalaim, shel bahav. Jerusalem, city of gold.
See my blog on Yiddish.
Wikipedia has the Hebrew alphabet.
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