Hebrew Sketches is all about answering big questions by unpacking big words and showing you the concrete actions, visual objects, and verbal associations behind them. It's like this language was divinely engineered. But don't take my word for it - watch and see for yourself!
introduction What's the problem with Bible translations? [WATCH FREE]
Hebrew is a concrete and action-oriented language, with every word belonging to a family of verbs. Here's what lost in translation.
אישׁ Why is "raisin cake" the best pet name ever?
How man and woman, husband and wife, mortality, fire, the pupil of the eye, wisdom, success, raisin cakes, and the simple act of being there are related
איה Why do Jews say OY VEY?
How the expression "oy vey", woe, islands, ruins, desert creatures, falcons, the question "where?", and the acts of being isolated, craving, and not existing are related
אזן How can I become a more balanced person?
How the prophet's mantle, tools, weapons, weigh-scales, ears, and the acts of balancing, listening, and levelling are related
אדר What does the prophet's mantle represent? (part 5)
How the prophet's mantle, crowns, abundance, and the acts of burning incense, praying, and answering prayer are related
אדר What does the prophet's mantle represent? (part 4)
How the prophet's mantle, hoes, B&Es, and the acts of digging, rowing, and growing quickly are related
אדר What does the prophet's mantle represent? (part 3)
How the prophet's mantle, flocks of sheep, and the acts of shepherding, counting, and not going awol are related
אדר What does the prophet's mantle represent? (part 2)
How the prophet's mantle, inner rooms, the holy of holies, the innermost part of a person's being, and the acts of surrounding or enclosing are related
אדר What does the prophet's mantle represent? (part 1)
How the prophet's mantle, myrrh, swallows, liberty, shepherds, contemporaries, nobility, pyres, and the 12th month on the Jewish calendar are related
אהב What is love?
How love, debt, friendship, the name Hobab, and the acts of giving, complimenting, providing, choosing, hiding, and inviting to action are related
אדן What does it mean to call God "the LORD"?
How God's title "Adonai", pillar bases, foundations, perennial streams, the name Ethan, and the acts of sustaining and being reliable, are related
אדם What does it mean to be human?
How being human, soil, rubies, royal footstools, signet rings, the colour red, and the acts of resembling and sealing are related
אגר What are the New Testament epistles for?
How epistles, coins, bowls, and the act of collecting are related
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Hebrew is a concrete and action-oriented language, with every word belonging to a family of verbs. Here's what lost in translation.
אישׁ Why is "raisin cake" the best pet name ever?
How man and woman, husband and wife, mortality, fire, the pupil of the eye, wisdom, success, raisin cakes, and the simple act of being there are related
איה Why do Jews say OY VEY?
How the expression "oy vey", woe, islands, ruins, desert creatures, falcons, the question "where?", and the acts of being isolated, craving, and not existing are related
אזן How can I become a more balanced person?
How the prophet's mantle, tools, weapons, weigh-scales, ears, and the acts of balancing, listening, and levelling are related
אדר What does the prophet's mantle represent? (part 5)
How the prophet's mantle, crowns, abundance, and the acts of burning incense, praying, and answering prayer are related
אדר What does the prophet's mantle represent? (part 4)
How the prophet's mantle, hoes, B&Es, and the acts of digging, rowing, and growing quickly are related
אדר What does the prophet's mantle represent? (part 3)
How the prophet's mantle, flocks of sheep, and the acts of shepherding, counting, and not going awol are related
אדר What does the prophet's mantle represent? (part 2)
How the prophet's mantle, inner rooms, the holy of holies, the innermost part of a person's being, and the acts of surrounding or enclosing are related
אדר What does the prophet's mantle represent? (part 1)
How the prophet's mantle, myrrh, swallows, liberty, shepherds, contemporaries, nobility, pyres, and the 12th month on the Jewish calendar are related
אהב What is love?
How love, debt, friendship, the name Hobab, and the acts of giving, complimenting, providing, choosing, hiding, and inviting to action are related
אדן What does it mean to call God "the LORD"?
How God's title "Adonai", pillar bases, foundations, perennial streams, the name Ethan, and the acts of sustaining and being reliable, are related
אדם What does it mean to be human?
How being human, soil, rubies, royal footstools, signet rings, the colour red, and the acts of resembling and sealing are related
אגר What are the New Testament epistles for?
How epistles, coins, bowls, and the act of collecting are related
:)