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milk

Half of the references to milk are coupled with ‘d’vash,’ honey. A few weeks ago, when we discussed the Seven Species (look for this important, related email) that were God’s blessing to both Israel (the people) and to the Land, we clarified that the word ‘honey’ in...

roast lamb (beef)

We continue today with the fire-roasted meat that is mentioned in Bible − ‘t’zli’. There are other references in the Bible to different meat preparations such as cooking and boiling (see I Kings 19:21, Ezekiel 46:20), but God Himself directs the Israelites to prepare...

meat

We continue today with the common food − ba•sar, meat. Numbers 11:13, Moses complains to God about the lack of this food during Israel’s journey in the Sinai desert: “From where should I have meat to give to all these people? For they weep to me, saying,...

bread

We continue today with the the basic human food of all times − le•chem, bread. Besides meaning ‘bread’ in the form that we know today, biblical Hebrew, at times it uses the word ‘le•chem’ as a general name for food. For example: And the priest shall burn it upon the...

beverage, drink (noun)

We continue today with the general name for all beverages: mash•ke. The general name is mentioned in the Old Testament as a reference to all beverages: Of all meal which may be eaten, that on which such water comes shall be unclean; and all drink that may be drunk in...