Sadly, the internet and popular literature are filled with misinformation on the meanings of the names of Noach’s sons, often tying them to outdated and nonsensical racist theories combined with an ignorance of geography and linguistics. Here we will look at the sensible meanings of … Continue reading The Meanings of the Names of the Sons of Noach
Has anyone ever wondered why in Hebrew we have a prefix “ha-” for the word “the” but in Aramaic we have a suffix “-a” while the Arabs have yet another way to say “the” – they use a prefix “al-“? It was once thought that … Continue reading The Semitic Definite Articles
Has anyone ever wondered why the English words six and seven sound like their Hebrew counterparts shesh and sheva, but the other numbers are seemingly unrelated? Deeper investigation shows connections between all the numbers from 1 to 10 in English and Hebrew, but to see … Continue reading The relationship between English and Hebrew number names
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