Thursday, January 9, 2014

Bit at a Time Bible Hebrew -- Vocabulary Review 1


וְ
and, or, continuation particle
אֵת
direct object particle
אֱלֹהִים
Gd
יֹּאמֶר
he said
שָּׁמַיִם
heaven
בְּ
on, in, at, by (swear by), with (by means of), against
הַ, הָ
the
הָיְתָה
was (f.s.)
עַל
on, over, above
עַל־פְּנֵי
above
בְּרֵאשִׁית
at the beginning
בֹהוּ
chaotic
בָּרָא
created
חשֶׁךְ
dark, darkness
תְהוֹם
depths
אָרֶץ
earth, land, world
תֹהוּ
empty
פְּנֵי
face, construct state, masculine plural
יְהִי
Let X exist
אוֹר
light
רוּחַ
spirit, wind
מְרַחֶפֶת
waft, 3rd f. s., piel form (repetitive)

 

You have to memorize the words above the line.  You will see them over and over and you need to recognize them quickly when you see them.

 

Now a vowel I didn’t talk about before.  It’s under the alef of elohim, “Gd.”  Part of it looks like a shva and the other part like a segol.  There are three vowels like this; ignore the shva part and go by the other part when you pronounce it.  So that’s why you say this word elohim. 


Next week: Genesis 1:4

 

Dagesh review.  In the Hebrew for “face,” which letter has dagesh and what difference does it make, if any?

 

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