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promise

The word hav•ta•cha relates to the word be•tach and bit•cha and the three words come from the root B.T.Ch. Reminding you that B and V are the same letter in Hebrew so that you can see more clearly the connection of the words to their root letters. This root and these...

…and great shall be the peace of your children

As per another special request we are sharing today a long forgotten biblical expression that are not in use today but it is still valid in biblical Hebrew. Let’s break down this expression to individual words: ve•rav: ‘ve’ is and ‘rav’ means ‘great.’ The word sh’lom...

baby boy, baby girl

As per a special request we are adding these two sweet words today. Both derive from the root verb Y.N.K. (to suckle, to nurse, to breast feed.) The general name for all breast feeders including humans is mammals and in Hebrew: yon•kim.’ The singular word is ‘yo•nek’....

Thanksgiving

This American (and Canadian) holiday relates to the word ‘to•da.’ The notion of thankfulness to God for successful harvest that was celebrated first by some colonies and later, in 1863 was declared a national holiday by president Lincoln, is consistent with the...

sacrifice, meal offering

The first two words are used in the Bible for sacrifice of animals while the third word indicates gifts and general offerings, mainly meal offering consisting on plants. Later in history, the word kor•ban received another meaning that was derived from a humanistic...