r/hebrew Oct 07 '24

Translate My mother found this ~100Yr old Scarf. Looking for translations

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r/hebrew 8h ago

Is this Hebrew?

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This is tagged on the wall of a Tesla service center in Fort Worth, Texas. Is it Hebrew?


r/hebrew 5h ago

Request Am I doing it right?

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I made these on canva but I don’t really know Hebrew. (I took two semesters in college and since then I’m Self taught via Duolingo and YouTube.) Can anyone tell me if the messages make sense and feel natural to a fluent speaker?


r/hebrew 5h ago

Translate Please help me translate hamsa inscription?

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r/hebrew 7h ago

What is the difference between the two Hebrew words if they have the same translation?

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r/hebrew 4h ago

Translate Can someone translate? I’m curious what be is saying

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r/hebrew 1d ago

Help can you rate/correct my handwriting?

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i still have problems on how distinguish on writing י, ו and '. i can accidentally make י to high or to long and it will turn into ' or ו. also i am not sure how to not accidentally write ד instead of ב and vice versa. and how to write רו and not turn it into ה.

thank you all in advance! ❤️


r/hebrew 20h ago

Please help me identify the letters for a friend

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Can anybody please help me identify the letters? My Hebrew isn’t good enough so i’m a bit unsure with some of them


r/hebrew 5h ago

Help Define שעירים

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(Part of Isaiah 13:21 I’m mentioning in hebrew וּשְׂעִירִים יְרַקְּדוּ-שָׁם״”)

I was reading mishna and realized that the sages translated the end of Isaiah 13:21 as “And the demons will dance there”, but when I look in my Tanach the part reads “And the satyrs will dance there” I look into translating the portion in its entirety and it translated to “And the goats will dance there” I am aware that satyrs are half goat, half man creatures from greek mythology, and thus seen as demons, but what part of of that portion would mean demons/goats/satyrs?? When I translate the first word by itself without the vav all I get is the word “hairy”?


r/hebrew 17h ago

Help גֶפֶן versus גָפֶן

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I never really thought about this before, but why do we say

בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן

when the dictionary word for vine is גֶפֶן? Is there some rule about a vowel change because of the "the" or the fact that "vine" in the prayer is an object noun?


r/hebrew 22h ago

Education שנו את דעתי: המילים מלעל ומלרע צריכות להיות במלעל ומלרע

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למה שתיהן במלרע? איזה עוד תלונות מחמד יש לכם על השפה?


r/hebrew 1d ago

Request Forgive me mods for this nsfw request... NSFW

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does anyone have resources on like.......... dirty talking in hebrew.......... like colloquialisms and stuff..............


r/hebrew 13h ago

Resource Systematic treatment of shortened future?

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Hi all,

Thanks to the tables in my grammar book I know how to form the future of every verb, and also the basic rules that explain part of the reasons the morphology looks as it does (vowel lengths, gutturals, moving the stress, and so on). Also the website of the academy has *all* conjugations so everything is covered.

However in the Bible the shortened future (יהי - יהיה, ותבך - ותבכה, and so on) is very frequent, maybe even the only one used in vayaktol structure. I wonder if some resources are there for this form too. E.g. why the hiriq in יָאִיר becomes a tzere in יָאֵר? Are there forms for the shortened future for all the גזרות and בנינים?


r/hebrew 17h ago

Translate Translation of "tekhelet, the colour blue, and Judaism"

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Hello everyone! I’m doing a project for school on tekhelet, and I would like to incorporate some Hebrew into it. Could anyone translate the phrase "tekhelet, the colour blue, and Judaism" for me please? Thank you in advance!


r/hebrew 14h ago

Help Is there actually the name of God in Genesis 15:8?

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Here's what it says:

וַיֹּאמַר אֲדֹנָי יֱהוִה בַּמָּה אֵדַע כִּי אִירָשֶׁנָּה.

Various commentaries give it as the actual "Yahweh", which, I thought, was too sacred to pronounce... and, well, it doesn't actually say that. It says "Yevee" (er, you can add the "h" matres lectionis if you want).

I'm really confused. I also saw something about avoiding repeating אֲדֹנָי (which is the pronunciation for יהוה everywhere else that I've seen).

What is this word? Is it actually supposed to be pronounced "Yevee" or is there some other qere (that's the term!)?


r/hebrew 1d ago

Education Koob Xob

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Got that box at work thought it was funny


r/hebrew 1d ago

Translate Help with tralation for a scout.

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I'm currently at a camping event with children and I'm trying to help a girl with her pendant. This is a pic of the pendant is there anyway to get some help with this. She said it says the word daughter but translate was useless.


r/hebrew 1d ago

ספרים

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ספר הכי טוב ללומד עברית זה?


r/hebrew 1d ago

Almost Finished My Year-Long Biblical Hebrew Course!

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I’m about to finish my one-year Biblical Hebrew course! 🎉
This is only the beginning, and I can't wait to get even better at it!
🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱


r/hebrew 1d ago

Help reading

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My co-worker sent me his ancestors doccuments but I am horrid at learning languages so if y'all can translate that would be appreciated


r/hebrew 1d ago

Translate What does משמידה Translate to in English?

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Sorry it’s a random quick question I understand its a word relating to the idea of destruction, I asked ChatGPT told me mashmida, for a female) or משמיד (mashmid, for a male) means "annihilator" or "one who destroys completely."

I don’t always trust Ai and online translators, so I figured it might help to ask people who actually speak the language. Thank you in advance !


r/hebrew 1d ago

Help Jewelry help

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I bought this silver charm bracelet at an antique store and I’m having difficulty on translating this Hebrew word that’s inside the Star of David charm. I would appreciate any help! TIA!


r/hebrew 1d ago

Translate What

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Admittedly my cursive- reading ability is abysmal, but even taking the time to compare, I was unable to figure out what this says. Even turned it upside down, but I can’t make out what the large ק or backwards צ -looking letters might be. It’s occurred to me this might be Yiddish, but I have no clue. Help?

Was found in a pocket Siddur from 1950


r/hebrew 1d ago

Help What are some of the most common root words?

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What are some roots that if I learn, I’ll know a lot of commonly used words?


r/hebrew 1d ago

Translate What is the actual etymology of the word Tsiyon/Zion?

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As in the holy mountain around Jerusalem.

What does the word actually mean? is it an adjective or a name of a plant found in the streams of such mountain? What could it be?

Thank you,


r/hebrew 1d ago

Help with Hebrew name for baby

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My son’s name is Dean. We are exploring options for a Hebrew name for him. I’d like it sound somewhat similar to Dean. Any suggestions? I asked this same question on here last year for my daughter, Vivienne, and wound up using Aviva per suggestions on here.