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dreamer, visionary

This biblical expression has a touch of humor. Nowadays, we almost always use this phrase coupled with sympathy rather than with any other feelings. Biblically, it was coupled with a burning envy and murderous designs: “And they said one to another, Behold, this...

a virtuous woman

This expression has been translated in various ways in different Bible versions and even within the same version in separate instances. None of the common translations is really reaching the full meaning of this idiom. For example, in Proverbs 12:4 it is a ‘virtuous...

different measures (discriminate)

This is the Hebrew expression for discrimination or treating people with double standards. ‘Ey•fa’ is the biblical volume or capacity measuring tool for dry substances. A dishonest practice was to use two ‘ey•fa’ measuring utensils: a large one for purchasing goods...

glory, honor, respect, dignity

This biblical and modern word has almost identical meanings from then to today. Perhaps this is because we haven’t changed that much in our emotional structure since the biblical era. What we mean here is deeper than how it sounds. Do you notice, much to the dismay of...

bread

This is the basic human food of all times. Besides meaning ‘bread’ in the form that we know today, biblical Hebrew is using the word ‘le•chem’ as a general name for food. The biblical bread, according to several researchers, was not made from the wheat grain that we...