by Dr. Mike Evans | Jan 16, 2017 | Blog
It is quite surprising to see how little has changed when it comes to our basic foods. Although all food products in this series are biblical, you can learn these names and use them in Hebrew on your next trip or tour to any restaurant in Israel. We start with the...
by Dr. Mike Evans | Jan 9, 2017 | Blog
Today’s word, ‘shoo•mim,’ is the plural of ‘shoom,’ garlic. Unlike the melon, this word is biblical and has not changed to this very day. This vegetable appears in the Bible only once and in its plural form: “We remember the fish, which we ate in Egypt for...
by Dr. Mike Evans | Jan 9, 2017 | Blog
Today’s word, ‘be•tza•lim,’ is the plural of ‘bav•tzal,’ onion. Unlike the melon, this word is biblical and has not changed to this very day. This vegetable appears in the Bible only once and in its plural form: “We remember the fish, which we ate in Egypt for...
by Dr. Mike Evans | Jan 9, 2017 | Blog
Today’s word, ‘ava•ti•chim’ is the plural of ‘ava•ti•ach,’ watermelon. Unlike melon, this word is biblical and has not changed to this very day: “We remember the fish, which we ate in Egypt for nothing; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the...
by Dr. Mike Evans | Jan 9, 2017 | Blog
Today’s word, ki•shu•im, zucchini is an etymological nightmare for any linguist. Ki•shu•im has changed meanings several times, and if we look at the writing of the sages of the Talmud during the Babylonian exile you’ll learn that they too were a little confused. Some...
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