Eran

Today we are going to talk about the difference between knowing something for a fact and knowing someone or something, as in being familiar with them. The verb “to know” in Hebrew splits in two meanings: לָדַעַת: Binyan Pa’al (root: י.ד.ע). Knowing a certain fact, or knowing how to do something, is called לָדַעַת. ⭐ The verb לָדַעַת is followed by the preposition SH’EH ש when we wish to say that we know a certain fact. Examples: I know that Jerusalem is the capital city of Israel אֲנִי...

Imperative & Invitations: Today we are going to talk about the Imperative time tense and also about the way it functions in Invitations to action (“let’s do…”). what is the imperative time tense? The imperative time tense in Hebrew is called צִיווּי, “ordering”. The word צַו, of the same root, is a noun that means “a warrant” or “an order”. We use the imperative time tense when we ask / order someone to take (or not to take: “don’t…!”) an action immediately. In the Bible, this word has a...