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Light

This major element of our world was first introduced in Gen. 1-3: “And God said, Let there be light; and there was light” We connect light with wellbeing and happiness. God was the first to qualify light as something good. Gen. 1: 4 : “And God saw the light, that it...

Peace, hello, goodbye

There is a good chance that you’ve heard this word before. The word “shalom” comes from the word sha•lem, and both come from the root “sha.le.m.” Every verb and most words in Hebrew are derived from a three-letter root. We cannot cover the roots subject here and...

Blessed; praiseworthy; blessed with

Today’s word, me•vo•rach, blessed, is a passive noun (name). Here, the blessed person is depended upon the actions of the other who blesses him or her. This is why being ‘blessed’ needs the goodwill of others and, of course, the blessing of God, the only one who...

Frightening, scary

Today’s word, maf•chid, scary, also belongs to the same grammatical meaning class called ‘hif•il.’ This meaning class includes verbs that are causative. Causative verbs are a special pattern in Hebrew grammar that indicates that the verb is causing an action or a...

Funny, hilarious, amusing

Today’s word, matz•chik, funny, belongs to the grammatical meaning class called ‘hif•il.’ This meaning class includes verbs that are causative. Causative verbs are a special pattern in Hebrew grammar that indicates that the verb is causing an action or a feeling,...