Syriac Alphabet
Syriac Alphabet
The Syriac alphabet is a rich script with deep historical roots, serving as the foundation for the Syriac language, a dialect of Aramaic. With its origins tracing back to the 1st century AD, the Syriac alphabet has been integral to the cultural, religious, and literary heritage of the...
Hebrew: Frequency Vocabulary (29-20 Occurrences)
The exercise contains words that occur between 29 to 20 times in the Old Testament. Mastering this vocabulary will increase your ability for a more fluent reading of the Old Testament in the Hebrew language.
Priestly Blessing (Numeri 6:23-27)
The text of Numbers 6:23-27 is known as Priestly Blessing or Birkat Kohanim (coming from Hebrew ברכת כהנים). This liturgical text bears a strong expression of the idea of God in the Old Testament. The passage is a conclusion of a series of priestly legislation. The primary concern of the text is...
Colors in Greek
The ancient Greeks had a unique understanding of color, which differed significantly from modern perceptions. Rather than categorizing specific hues, they focused on describing colors based on qualities such as light, brightness, darkness, and saturation. This approach prioritized the qualitative...
Love and Affection
Primary expressions for the word love in the New Testament are two nouns ἀγαπη and φιλία, including their cognates. These words are present in various contexts, creating a vibrant semantic range. In the bible, there exist another two words for love ἔρως and στοργή that are however present in...
Syriac: Basic Vocabulary (300 Most Frequent Words)
The exercise contains words that occur 50 times or more in the Peshitta. Mastering this vocabulary will give you an ability for basic reading of the Peshitta in the Slanguage.
Hebrew Verbs: Piel
Piel has doubled middle letter in its root (dagesh), in all its forms. In the imperfect shewa is present under the prefix.
Small Historical Creed (Deuteronomy 6:20-25)
In summary the text is trying to communicate this advice or warning: Remember what the Lord has done. It is all based on the question the Lord is suggesting that future generations will ask: "What is the meaning of the stipulations, decrees and laws the Lord our God has commanded you?" (Dt...
Hebrew Verbs: Hitpael
Hitpael has specific prefix Hit. It has doubled middle letter in its root (dagesh), in all its forms. In the imperfect shewa is present under the prefix (under taw). Imperfect prefix letter substitutes H in Hitpael prefix.
Basics of Biblical Greek 4th Ed. (Mounce)
The vocabulary found in chs. 4-9 from William Mounce's Basics of Biblical Greek 4th Ed.