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- In the biblical story of Samson, it is a temple of Dagon which the ... Dagon's name appears in Hebrew as דגון (transcribed Dagon ...11 KB (1,786 words) - 07:45, 12 January 2024
- The mezuzah must be handwritten in Hebrew on a special parchment, which ... The rendering of the Hebrew text on the scroll is a matter requiring ...13 KB (2,058 words) - 16:32, 9 November 2022
- Rashbam (רשב"ם) is a Hebrew acronym for Rabbi Shmuel ben Meir (c. 1085 - c. 1158). He was the grandson and student of the great Jewish ...12 KB (1,807 words) - 00:39, 8 December 2022
- often used as an exact translation of the Hebrew phrase Sifrut Hazal (ספרות ... Midrash (pl. Midrashim) is a Hebrew word referring to a method of ...11 KB (1,477 words) - 16:16, 7 December 2022
- Karaites, Karaite Judaism or Karaism is a Jewish denomination characterized by the sole reliance on the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) as scripture, and ...17 KB (2,623 words) - 07:10, 5 October 2022
- is an apocryphal book written in Hebrew c. 180–175 B.C.E., attributed to Yeshua/Jesus ben Sira (born c. 170). Although it was not accepted ...16 KB (2,553 words) - 09:06, 27 September 2023
- gifted linguist (fluent in French, Greek, Hebrew, German, Italian, Latin, ... *Jehovah (from a transliterated Hebrew construction in the Old Testament; ...14 KB (2,095 words) - 20:44, 13 May 2023
- Gideon (Hebrew: גִּדְעוֹן, Gidʻon), also known as Jerubbaal, was a judge appearing in the biblical Book of Judges. He was the son of ...9 KB (1,479 words) - 22:57, 28 August 2021
- the earliest known reference to the Hebrew god Yahweh as the national ... much in common with an early form of Hebrew, known as Biblical Hebrew ...13 KB (2,054 words) - 16:16, 9 November 2022
- Psalms (Greek: Psalmoi) is a book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. The term originally meant "songs sung to a harp, ...21 KB (3,276 words) - 00:29, 19 November 2023
- means "fiery" or "burning" in Hebrew. Shortly later he was ordained a hierodeacon. He was ordained again in 1793, this time as a ...6 KB (862 words) - 09:54, 26 January 2023
- for Krochmal's own Guide, and other Hebrew literature and Hebrew philosophical ... He was not a prolific writer. Besides some Hebrew essays in periodicals ...11 KB (1,697 words) - 22:59, 10 November 2022
- Gabriel (Hebrew: גַּבְרִיאֵל, or Jibril; Arabic: جبريل; ... The angel Gabriel is first mentioned in the Book of Daniel in the ...11 KB (1,671 words) - 07:35, 15 April 2024
- the Middle Ages in Babylonia. However, the Hebrew Bible indicates that the ... The most famous Hebrew singer of psalms was King David, although his ...15 KB (2,193 words) - 19:28, 25 November 2023
- The word "Rabbi" is derived from the Hebrew root word רַב ... study, and attendant languages (e.g., Hebrew, Aramaic and in some cases ...21 KB (3,138 words) - 16:07, 7 December 2022
- Saadia Ben Joseph Gaon (882-942 C.E.), (Hebrew:סעדיה בן יוסף גאון ) also known by his Arabic name Said al-Fayyumi, was a prominent ...22 KB (3,468 words) - 18:29, 22 December 2022
- The term "Minor Prophets" refers to the reported authors of the twelve short prophetic texts included within the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh ...11 KB (1,657 words) - 18:53, 9 November 2022
- A yarmulke (Hebrew: יאַרמלקע meaning "cap") is a thin, slightly-rounded skullcap traditionally worn by Orthodox Jewish men ...15 KB (2,303 words) - 10:14, 22 May 2023
- is also the start of the civil year in the Hebrew calendar. It is observed ... meal on Rosh Hashanah. The traditional Hebrew greeting on Rosh Hashanahh ...12 KB (1,866 words) - 19:18, 16 December 2022
- Asherah (Hebrew אשרה), also spelled Ashera, was a major northwest Semitic mother goddess, appearing also in Akkadian sources as Ashratu, ...14 KB (2,179 words) - 04:03, 18 August 2023
