Shabbat Shalom
Like the Alphabet,
The letters in Hebrew are called the Alef - Beyt and they are presented on my blog from bottom to the top so you can learn them order, then to read them right to left. You will see what the original "Bible" said and what the names meant as they went through the stories of old.
Here is Mem: Symbolizing water (it can also mean chaos (stormy water), mighty, or blood .
It's the 13th letter. It is a consonant . It is also the number 40 when used as a number.
It' sounds like an English "M" but has two forms it can take. The one above is anywhere in a word.
Today we find ourselves learning our second Sofit letter.
The one on the left is "Mem Sofit" (final M). Then we have the normal "Mem" and a letter that can sometimes be confused with Mem, "Tet". They do look somewhat similar. Tet is the one on the right with the mustache.
Another important thing about the Mem Sofit: It usually is added to make the plural form for masculine words.
Review: What is a Sofit letter?
Some letters in Hebrew change shape when they appear as the last letter in a word. That's all it means.
Mem Sofit at the end usually makes the word plural. Sometimes instead of making it plural, the Mem at the end can signify "ultra completeness".
Here is a word that is spelled Mem Yod Mem and it means "Water" or "Waters". The word Water is always in plural. Sometimes I wonder why. Water is always plural and God is always plural...
Elohim (God) is is almost always in plural when referring to the God of Israel.
Could it be the size or quantity of water on the earth? It's everywhere!
Could it be the three forms that water can take (water, ice, steam)?
Could it be that it's completely necessary - without it there is no life?
Could it be the sheer size of Elohim? He's everywhere!
Could it be the three forms he takes as Father, Son, and Spirit?
Could it be that He is completely necessary - without Him there would be no life.
An example of a normal masculine plural.
In polytheistic religions elohim means gods because the other cultures had many of them.
Here is one vocabulary word - but you already know it.
"and he shall be called God with us..." a loose quote from some interpretation... well here...
King James Bible
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name >Immanuel.
Matthew 1:23
"Behold! The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel" (which means, "God >with us").
One last thing.
You will also note that there are a lot of variations in style of writing these letters, especially Mem. With some practice, you will Identify the differences easily, and read them smoothly.
Where we are so far
Only 9 more letters and you will be reading!
the vowels only have about five sounds - and I will keep telling you how they sound as we go
- don't worry about the names of the vowels unless you plan to teach Hebrew.
I hope to add meaning to these little lessons each Shabbath as we go. Then we can read together with the vowel points in place and see how it all jives with English.
Thanks for taking the time to read.
I love the topic about trinity ( Elohim ) and immanuel that God with us
Original: אלהים
Transliteration: 'ĕlôhı̂ym
Phonetic: el-o-heem'
Original: Ἐμμανουήλ
Transliteration: Emmanouēl
Phonetic: em-man-oo-ale'
Thayer Definition: Emmanuel = "God with us"
Amen .... From Isaiah 7:14 ...
Therefore, the Lord, of His own, shall give you a sign; behold, the young woman is with child, and she shall bear a Son, and she shall call his name Immanuel. עִמָּ֥נוּ אֵֽל
Very good. The pink moustachio helped me a lot. I won't forget that.
I am so new to all the features on phones. I write the words, snap pictures and try to make them look nice. I actually thought I had deleted that cartoon addition. Then I saw it and let it stay.
It also helped me a lot the feature is so amazing
שפם .... ha ha .... moustache has mem soffit at the end ... and without the Phe in the middle you get Shem...שם ... the Name.... great coincidence.
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Another useful lesson about beautiful Hebrew language. The way Mem, used in plural is pretty awesome.
Mem Sofit looks interesting thing for me. Excellent lesson & your examples are well suited for it.
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"It usually is added to make the plural form for masculine words."
Hello @hebrew,
Extraordinary good article as usual from you. Teaching is in your blood. Otherwise, this ancient language is not easy to teach. Your examples, your skills of writing, your images that used with article, made a perfect work.
We have 9 more letters to learn, then we can read Hebrew.
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Thank you for this great lesson
Exceptional lesson you have conducted today. It's not only for Hebrew letter introduction. You described how it might be used in Sentences, specially as Sofit letters. Exceptional article with nice images and etc. Incredible post you shared with the Steemians...!!
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A hebrew keyboard Hebrew mikledet ivrit come in two different keyboard layouts. Most hebrew keyboards are bilingual, as latin characters are necessary for URLs and Email addresses., trilingual keyboard options also exist with the third script being Arabic or Russian..have a good day...thanks @hebrew
sometime some word seem to us similar...
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That's pretty cool to know thanks for the tips by the way :)
Another very important letter. memra
Very good. MeMra (The Word) I see 2 mems there .... מאמר
Definitions:
Memer, or ma’amar מאמר, Strong’s 3982 and 3983, an Aramaic word meaning: word, command, appointment.
It comes from the Aramaic, אמר, Strong’s 565, ‘imrah, or ’emrah (em’-raw). It means commandment, speech, or word. It is the equivalent of logos (λογος), Strong’s 3056, in the Greek.
MEMRA (= "Ma'amar" or "Dibbur," "Logos"): By: Kaufmann Kohler
Personification of the Word.
—In Apocryphal and Rabbinical Literature:
—In the Targum:
Mediatorship.
The Logos.
"The Word," in the sense of the creative or directive word or speech of God manifesting His power in the world of matter or mind; a term used especially in the Targum as a substitute for "the Lord" when an anthropomorphic expression is to be avoided.....
THE MEMRA,מאמר THE WORD OF THE LORD - Psalm 33
By the WORD of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
The Aramaic word 'Memra', which means the ‘Word’ or ‘The Word of the Lord’, is used when physical manifestations of God appear or when God is mentioned more than once in the same verse.
And YHVH said to Noah, "This is the token (not a Crypto Currency yet) of the covenant which I have established between My Word [Memra] מאמר and between all flesh that is upon the earth.
Targum Onkelos Gen. 9:17
The Memra (Word) מאמר is God and is worshiped as such:
And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, "If the Word [Memra] of YHVH will be my support, and will keep me in the way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, so that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the Word [Memra] of Lord be my God.
Targum Onkelos on Gen. 28:20-21
And Abraham worshipped and prayed in the name of the Word [Memra] of YHVH, and said, "You are Lord who does see, but You cannot be seen."
Jerusalem Targum Gen. 22:14
Excellent. Thanks for all these ...
I thought it was great you bring up "The Word" in this lesson. Memra. It is Aramic though ?
In the beginning was the Word (Memra) , and the Word (Memra) was with God, and the Word (Memra) was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In Him was life, and that life was the Light of all mankind. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. - John:1
From the Aramaic Peshitta Word is Miltha ...
http://biblehub.com/aramaic-english-gospels/john/1.htm
Is "word" MiLha in Hebrew ? מילה
I wonder how they go from the Aramaic Miltha to MyLha and MeMra ?
Another great lesson !
Great lesson of Hebrew language.
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mem can be closed and open which also represents childbirth
Yes, the symbolism is everywhere and on so many levels.
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Yours is the Sabbath of Light.... the better one.
Mem .... now we can talk about Moshe .... משה who was drawn from the water
What is "ivrit"? Is this the phonetic sounds for Hebrew? Thanks for explaining.
It's an English representation of the name of the language and people called Hebrew.
it's hebrew called in English ivrit ? is every latter also have English name that can be great then ..
http://tmcdaniel.palmerseminary.edu/Isa9-7leMarbeh.html
@hebrew,
I think that would be great presentation of Ivirt language. Past time i have study some lessons clearly. Thats tough task. Lot troubles to write some letters and hard pronunciation. But after catch Ivirt track easy to learn. Thats historical and cultural language. Thanks for sharing great learning point for us.
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sometime some word seem to us similar...
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Nice introduction what about review Mem & Mem sofit.
Is the Mem mean Symbolizing water ? I have no idea about that?
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The most important Ivirt language assistance @hebrew give to the community. You have do lot task for teaching this for us. appreciated service. This time you introducing What is a Sofit letter? You hv nicely explained this lesson of Mem and Mem Sofit.
Absolutely brilliant guidance.
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Shabbath little harder lessons...
I have learnt from you that Sometimes the alphabet does not sound like the the letter this one sank in, again i was able to use in writting words i enjoyed your article today, its amazing
What a nutritious language class.
The Mem and its meaning has inspired me as a new mantra.
good one sovit later great one we have learn all the latter now was " mim turn and it's seema abit wasy one ...thank you gor sharing
wow fantastic new lesson, i am slowly learning hebrew and i enjoy learning it, well in this article we learn about M = Mem (a letter/consonant) usually Symbolizing water (it can also mean chaos (stormy water), mighty, or blood. i note down the spellings also, Stay awesome and thanks for sharing
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A hebrew keyboard Hebrew mikledet ivrit come in two different keyboard layouts. Most hebrew keyboards are bilingual, as latin characters are necessary for URLs and Email addresses., trilingual keyboard options also exist with the third script being Arabic or Russian.
I don't have my keyboard set up for Hebrew yet. I have only been reading and learning with some practical writing. I learned cursive early on but I don't use it much. For quick notes I can use block letters and just write them down.
Thanks for reply @hebrew
Great content!
I learned something new today thanks for sharing this :)
it's been great to learn with you @hebrew and im doing good in it i have been seens all the previous lesson i will be looking forward new one 😊
with so many great things to learn and variations this is very interesting
Thank you a lot for posts ...I so enjoyed it👌👍
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