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Basic Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary
YouTube playlist containing 451 words and the plural forms of nouns. The arrangement of the words corresponds to eTeacher’s Biblical Hebrew Course A. See the Hebrew words on the slide and hear their pronunciation by Michal Shmuel.
Repeat each word after me.
Jonah 1 – Hebrew Text and Narration Verse by Verse
The YouTube playlist contains every Hebrew verse of the first chapter of the Book of Jonah in a separate video. Sometimes, a verse is divided in two in order to keep a bigger font size in one video. The narration is slow which allows you to follow the Hebrew text easily.
Understanding Hebrew Verb Structure – 3 YouTube Videos
Hebrew Alphabet Song
Sing the letters of the Hebrew Alphabet with me! From the Course: Learn to Read and Write Biblical Hebrew
Dead Sea ים המלח
The name ים המלח “the Dead Sea” appears in the Hebrew Bible a couple of times, e.g. in Genesis 14:3 – כָּל-אֵלֶּה חָבְרוּ אֶל-עֵמֶק הַשִּׂדִּים הוּא יָם הַמֶּלַח, Numbers 34:12 – וְיָרַד הַגְּבוּל הַיַּרְדֵּנָה וְהָיוּ תוֹצְאֹתָיו יָם הַמֶּלַח זֹאת תִּהְיֶה לָכֶם הָאָרֶץ לִגְבֻלֹתֶיהָ סָבִיב, Deuteronomy 3:17 – וְהָעֲרָבָה וְהַיַּרְדֵּן וּגְבֻל מִכִּנֶּרֶת וְעַד יָם הָעֲרָבָה יָם הַמֶּלַח תַּחַת אַשְׁדֹּת הַפִּסְגָּה מִזְרָחָה, and in the Book of Joshua. In addition to this name, we also find ים הערבה “the Arabah Sea” (Deut 3:17) and הים הקדמוני “the Eastern Sea” (Ezekiel 47:18, Zachariah 14:8). “From earliest times salt was indispensable to the Israelites for flavoring food. Having a copious supply in their own country, they could obtain it with little trouble. The Dead or “Salt” Sea (Gen. xiv. 3; Josh. iii. 16) holds in solution not less than 24.57 kg. of salt in 100 kg. of water, and after every flood, upon the evaporation of the water, a coarse-grained salt is left behind in the pools and ditches. Salt pits, in which salt was thus obtained, are mentioned in Zeph. ii. 9 (“mikreh melaḥ”).” (Jewish Encyclopedia “Salt”)
Palm Tree in the Bible
In biblical Hebrew תָמָר means “palm tree” or “date palm”. The date is one of the seven species with which the land of Israel is blessed (Deut. 8:8): Wheat, Barley, Grape, Fig, Pomegranate, Olive (oil), and (Date) honey. כִּי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ, מְבִיאֲךָ אֶל-אֶרֶץ טוֹבָה: אֶרֶץ, נַחֲלֵי מָיִם–עֲיָנֹת וּתְהֹמֹת, יֹצְאִים בַּבִּקְעָה וּבָהָר. אֶרֶץ חִטָּה וּשְׂעֹרָה, וְגֶפֶן וּתְאֵנָה וְרִמּוֹן; אֶרֶץ-זֵית שֶׁמֶן, וּדְבָשׁ The thick syrup cooked from dates (דְבָשׁ “Date Honey”) was used as a sweetener. The palm grove was filmed by Michal Shmuel in 08/2015 during a drive along the Dead Sea, Israel, Kalia.
Reading Practice Exodus 12
The extra slow narration enables the listener to follow the Hebrew text easily. The pronunciation is clear and narrated according to the Sephardic pronunciation.