Mary’s Song, The Magnificat, in Hebrew
For those who regularly read the Greek Septuagint (LXX) and the Hebrew Bible, the magnificat or “Mary’s Song,” as recorded in Luke’s Gospel (1.46–55), presents…
The Ivory Comb Inscription (1700–1550 BCE)
BiblicalHebrew.com, 2022 Recent excavations of the ancient city of Lachish have uncovered one of the earliest known inscriptions from the ancient region of Canaan. On…
The FS participle of ‘give’: הוּא נוֹתֵן but הִיא נוֹתַת?
BiblicalHebrew.com, 2022 No feminine participle of the verb נָתַן-יִתֵּן attested in the Bible It is a bit odd that the qal verb נָתַן-יִתֵּן ‘to give;…
The seldom discussed III-t (ל״ת) class of Biblical Hebrew Verbs
BiblicalHebrew.com, 2022 Introduction As a Ph.D. student at the University of Texas, we had a class called “Turbo Hebrew,” in which we read through the…
How do you say ‘hello!’ in Akkadian?
BiblicalHebrew.com, 2022 When I decided to start making communicative language teaching (CLT) materials for ancient languages like Akkadian and Ugaritic, I knew that I was…
Why דָּבָר is NOT a ‘thing’: Mistakes in the CLT Classroom
BiblicalHebrew.com, 2022 Those of us who teach Biblical Hebrew as a living language should be willing to admit our weaknesses—and weaknesses of the method—as we…
How did Jesus pronounce his own name?
BiblicalHebrew.com, 2022 Every language today has their own way of saying the name ‘Jesus’—English speakers say Jesus, Spanish speakers say /xeˈsus/, German speakers say /ˈjeːzʊs/,…
How do you say ‘hello!’ in Biblical Hebrew?
BiblicalHebrew.com, 2022 In building the IMMERSION BIBLICAL HEBREW curriculum, I was immediately faced with the question of how an ancient Israelite would have said ‘hello’.…
The Mesad Hashavyahu Ostracon (7th c. BCE)
BiblicalHebrew.com, 2022 The Meṣad Ḥashavyahu ostracon, also known as the Yavne-Yam ostracon, was found in a guard room of a fortress south of Yavne-Yam. While…
The Lachish Letters (6th c. BCE)
BiblicalHebrew.com, 2022 The Lachish letters, or the Lachish ostraca, are a collection of letters written on potsherds from the ancient city of Lachish. They were…