A History of Hebrew Part 13: The Culture and Language Connection

[2012darrell]

Yahudah speak Hebrew not Greek. Edomite speak Greek.

[VictorLepanto]

Q'plaq to Mr. Worf w/ his hypothesis. But I think that his theory has been greatly undermined.

In this video you seem to be suggesting that the Jews only adopted Greek AFTER the supression of Bar Khokba. The LXX preceeds that event by over 400yrs. The Jews (& most semitic speakers) actually adopted Greek to themselves. It was actually common for Aramaic speakers write Greek "backwards" @ this time. Read about it in Biblical Archeology Review I believe.

[ancienthebreworg]

@VictorLepanto The evolution from Hebrew thinking to Greek thinking did not occur at one specific time, but was a process over hundreds of years. At the time that the lxx was written, the Hebrews were still speaking Hebrew and had retained some of their cultural heritage, but had shifted toward a more Greek outlook. However, after the Bar Kochba revolt, they were taken away from their land and culture and the shift toward Greek was escalated.

[dwalkerdon]

Hebrew is a FAKE language, AMharic is the real Isrealite language.

[ancienthebreworg]

@dwalkerdon And do you have "evidence" to support your theory? Or is this just an opinion?

[mrtundra45]

yaw niccas trippin we beez dem heebrew israelites up in detroit on da welafres!

[hudis78]

3:44 - THIS IS NOT TRUE!

Tzitzit has always been fringes. One of Korach's issues during Korach's rebellion in Moses's time was the fact that one of the fringes of tzitzit are supposed to be died with a certain blue, and he wanted to do extra even though he wasn't supposed to, and make *all* the strings of the tzitzit blue with this die. Even in Moses's time tzitzit was already functioning as fringes on clothing.

Also, Torah = guide/showing, always has been.

Kadosh = separate, always has been.

[ancienthebreworg]

@hudis78 1. You have proven my point about the tzitziyt, thank you. 2. Ask any Jew or Christian was Torah means and 99 out of 100 times they will say "Law." 3. Ask any Jew or Christian was qadosh means and 99 out of 100 times they will say "Holy."

[hudis78]

@ancienthebreworg

1. Sorry but I don't see where you proved it... it may be similar to the word blossom but that in no way means that the Jews didn't interpret tzitzit as being the strings on their clothing originally...

2. That is the practical meaning. But the root of the word "Torah" is "hora'a", which means "to show". The Torah is said to "show" people how to live. Also, the literal meaning for the word kadosh is separate; G-d is separate and if we separate ourselves to Him we're kadosh.

[yurishosan]

@ancienthebreworg not really, no. I learn in a religious Jewish school and the teachers always remark that Torah is guide and Kadosh is separate, unlike what most people think.

[ancienthebreworg]

@yurishosan That is great, you are being taught the more literal meanings of Hebrew and it is good to hear that.

[jehovajah]

I believe this video resonates in synthesis of these realities.

Carl Jung and Freud explored the perceptual and psychological disconnect that we adopt in cultural change. By a similar process we adapt to our local and thus traditional environment in an expression of adaptation we call culture. In these circumstances cyclical concepts of time dominate. For expanding empires an arrow of time dominates until stasis is achieved.

Collective unconscious of many peoples stored in language/culture.

[jehovajah]

This is very very cool.

The relationship of language and culture is interestingly explained. This relationship of course functions beyond biblical perspectives and goes to the core of the human condition, the human self referential conception and the human psychology.

We are taught to obscure these connections by apparently abstracting things for greater clarity, but few of us synthesise the resulting detail into a greater understanding.

[tailsmilesprower24]

russian uses the same tenses

[ancienthebreworg]

@tailsmilesprower24 Really? That is very interesting, thank you.

[PunchOjr]

I believe it was a basic truth in that religion that was realize but git destortes in nation politics or to fit agendas! Yah simply set Israel in Egypt to be and outsider lookin in in the truth of Kemet Science an the distortion of and he reassemble it through them! Kind of like a reboot!

[lilrat489]

this is pretty deep. this explains why God did not want the israelites to interreact with the surrounding nations.

[elishebabb]

Thank you for these videos >> The directional path to dressing ourselves in NOS.15 ( from the mechon-mamre site )....38 'Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them throughout their generations fringes in the corners of their garments, and that they put with the fringe of each corner a thread of blue'....they use the word "children" not "sons". Isn't this more accurate since the teaching is for both genders ?

[ancienthebreworg]

@elishebabb The Hebrew word בנים (beniym) can mean "sons" or "children," and I prefer to go with the literal translation as I don't like to "interpret" the text and instead allow the reader to make that interpretation.

[Amocee]

Where is the cord of blue in the tzitzt

[ancienthebreworg]

@Amocee This image is of a tradition orthodox Jew tsitsit and they do not use the strand of blue. But that is a good catch :)

[Amocee]

@ancienthebreworg That is my point...the scripture clearly showed the Most High's command for the Israelites to use this cord of blue in Numbers. It represented the remembrance of the Thorwah (Torah)...by the way did you read my other comments yet?

[ancienthebreworg]

@Amocee I agree with you, by not having the thread of blue they are not fulfilling the command properly. Yes, I have and I will respond to them.

[deborahbetty58]

@ancienthebreworg blue or Sapphire blue seems to be an indication for His Righteousness; Ex. 24:10; Ezek. 1:26

[ancienthebreworg]

@deborahbetty58 Or royalty :-), royalty is often connected to the color blue.

[interstellarwonder]

thanks,this info is appreciated, there should then be 613 tsitsis then i'm guessing

[ancienthebreworg]

@interstellarwonder Shalom interstellar, I'm not sure exactly what you mean.

[interstellarwonder]

@ancienthebreworg there are 613 laws i think ,so there may have bin 613 individual fringes.

[ancienthebreworg]

@interstellarwonder I thought that might have been what you meant, but that would be a lot of fringes :). Keep in mind that the number 613 was determined by (I think) Rashi. Others have come up with different numbers. In my personal opinion I don't think the commandments were suppose to be numbered.

[garychldress74]

Osiris the Lord of the Perfect Black.

[haughvilleol]

@garychldress74 Trying to overstand this stuff! lol I see where your head is though!

[garychldress74]

@haughvilleol The hebrews borrowed alot from The Great Ancestors i mean no harm thats all i'm saying.. Hotep Fam::

[interstellarwonder]

there are or were many cultures that had that decorative fringe throughout asia and even the americas, the inca had a qiupo, a fringe typething used in counting.

[ancienthebreworg]

@interstellarwonder The "fringe" discussed in this video is specifically the tsiytsiyt worn by the Hebrews along with its function and meaning. While many other cultures wore "fringes" they are not the same tsiytsiyt discussed here.

[sarshalomin]

Cont .. But how can we tell they are pagan???

Very simple !!! The names on the jewish calendar. Like Nissan, Tammuz.. These are Pagan Babylonian gods they adopted when they were in exiled in Babylon...

[sarshalomin]

Right on the spot !!!!

The guy at the end was on the spot!!!!

Today, many of the Jewish culture is based(sorry to say) pagan practice. You may ask why????? I'm not against their jealousy of the Torah but what I'm against is the pagan rituals they practice... Like Lunar calendar... There's NO evidence of 13 months in the entire Bible...

[simdes13]

Wow Great Job!!

[ancienthebreworg]

@simdes13 Thank you :-)

[jimgray424]

Do you have this on another format or website somewhere? The flash/javascript keeps stopping the playback, and there are other issues. Can you upload it to a filesharing site so i can view the whole series? Otherwise the series is VERY informative and helpful. Thank you.

[ancienthebreworg]

@jimgray424 At this time I only have it loaded up on Youtube, but have it embeded from Youtube to the home page on my website ancient-hebrew dot o r g. I have just finished the final editing of this series and will be available on DVD soon.

[LoricaLady]

I'm not so sure this is getting the Hebrew right at all. For example, I do not think KODESH means "special" at all, but "set apart." I think the producers need to practice what they preach & have good translations.

[ancienthebreworg]

@LoricaLady The Hebrew word qodesh, does mean "set apart," but in the sense of setting something apart that is special. This word is used for the furniture of the tabernacle, the people of Israel, etc.

[AHMAWANBA]

great video,we are the 12 tribes of israel...

[Julietwink]

Very interesting. I am fascinated by languages! I only speak English and I am Christian but this is truly remarkable. (The Story of English is really fascinating as well. I am amazed at although there are so many languages so many of the words are almost identical.) In any case, good job!

[ancienthebreworg]

@Julietwink Thank you, and I'm glad you found the video of interest.

[YisraelinDiaspora]

B-H

[YisraelinDiaspora]

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[1021kb]

This is excellent information Jeff but wow, this makes me want to cry...however it encourages me even more to learn the language, the function, not just the 'decorative fringe'

[ancienthebreworg]

@1021kb Excellent! Then the video has done its job :-)

[ancienthebreworg]

Thank you, glad you are enjoying it.

[thetruthinlight]

Good day and Good job. These are things I feel the Father has been leading me to. Being an avid user of Strongs I can relate to the presented information. I am in much question to the Greek Messiah translation. As mâshîyach simply means anointed (Usually a consecrated person), and not that "Anointed One", from the Root ; mâshach meaning to rub with oil, What do you think about this information?

[1Thrufire]

Fascinating series! Thank-you! From a production standpoint, your English words could use kerning (minor adjustments to bring letters closer together, so for the "T" is not so far from "each". Also, watch levels on audio. Hope this helps.

[ancienthebreworg]

Thank you, it has been a lot of fun working on this project and looking forward to continuing it next year. I never really payed attention to the kerning, but I will now so thanks for pointing it out to me. I will be redoing all of the audio on this series as the quality is pretty bad.

[LisaAngel1965]

I am ready for more! Looking forward to what you produce next! Blessings to you!

[ancienthebreworg]

Thank you, glad you enjoy the series. I am on a project for work that is keeping me busy at the moment, but will be doing more on this series in the early part of next year.

[mybibleread]

Tsee-tseeth is used in Num 15:38,39 and Eze 8:3... and the tsee-tseeth is clearly pointing (spiritually) to Gods wrath. It comes immediately after the context of the man being put to death for picking up a few sticks (doing work on a Sabbath day), and in Eze 8:3 God lifts him up (by his what?) and points him towards the abominations of Israel.

Fear the Lord

[ancienthebreworg]

Very interesting interpretation mybibleread, I like that. Thanks.

[P0stmanMatt]

So, you asked a question. 'by his what?' By the tsee-tseeth of Ezekiels head, as different from the tsee-tseeth of the garment in Numbers. Both have the root meaning of blossom. And?

Back to Numbers though. Looking at the tsee-tseeth on their garments could well bring to their minds the story of the man collecting sticks and the resulting death, thus pointing to God's wrath. This does not subtract from the fact that it was essentially a reminder to bear fruit, to do the commandments.

[P0stmanMatt]

So, mybibleread, you and jeff are on the same page. =) Mostly it seems anyway. The STORY you mention and the ETYMOLOGY Jeff mentions both give meaning and are reminders to bear fruit, to do the commandments of the Lord. So, it really is both.

I think you confuse matters with the Ezekiel passage, though, because it's the tsee-tseeth of his head, and not garment in this case. Still, I suppose we must ask what the tsee-tseeth (blossom) of the head means? Any thoughts Jeff?

[mybibleread]

I enjoyed the historical aspect of video's.

However, I am frightened with the lack of mandate on Truth when it comes to the Bible. The Bible (Gods word) must be its own interpreter for spiritual, historical, and/or grammatical meaning, not man's definitions based on pictorially derived hypotheses.

[P0stmanMatt]

But you interpret the Bible mybibleread. We all interpret when we read or hear anything, whether its in English or any other language.

We interpret based on our knowledge of word structure & word definitions in the language we are hearing or reading.

How will you interpret what I'm writing right now? With your knowledge & understanding of the ENGLISH language.

In the same way, Jeff is simply looking at word definitions of the HEBREW language. That way you can get a better interpretation.

[HeimisheYeshua]

How do you know that Torah used to mean journey? Also Kohen, how do you see this? I know about Kodosh. Also, I was raised in rabinnic judaism and I have to tell you about a difference between "modern" orthodox judaism and "ultra" orthodox judaism. It is a fact. The ultra orthodox use the documents and histories going back to Moses times and before. You are right about the mindset shift but they do not consider themselves hellenized but rather "kodosh" or "separate". RSVP if you can. Sholom

[deborahbetty58]

ripening of fruit. Namely, the tenderness of the branches, the budding of the leaves, blossom and finally the fruit and its ripening process. Indicating that the journey and growing in faith, go hand in hand. Yah Bless & Love.

[deborahbetty58]

does not Christ/Messiah say in Matt. 24:32; when the branch of the fig tree is tender, and putteth forth leaves, then one knows that the summer is near. Why? Because the blossom will soon appear, and with it, the promise of fruit. Branches are of course, also mentioned in Rom. 11. And with it the hope for leaves, blossom and fruit. Most, notably to me is that before the bearing of any fruit, there are the consequent steps leading up the growing and

[deborahbetty58]

were to tell their children about the Exodus, every single moment of the day, as well as all the generations after them, lest they would forget (Deut. 6:1-9). Moreover, when you mentioned the tsiytsiyt were like blossom, heralding the fruit thereof to grow, it also reminded me of the Fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5: 22-25). When in verse 25, there is also mentioning of the walk in the Spirit; the journey through the wilderness, guided by the Spirit. Finally,

[deborahbetty58]

Shalom Jeff, very inspiring again:-) The content of the vid reminds me of Hebr. 8:7-13, wherein repeated that, the New (version of the ) Covenant will be written in the heart. The Torah; the journey, entails for me; visualizing a journey as a communal memory, in image and in audio, maybe even in smell, taste and touch (henceforth, Passover). Even though, the journey through the wilderness was undertaken by another generation. No wonder the ancestors

[leserenity]

THANK YOU, Jeff, excellent work! Really appreciate your commitment to the roots. I have been studying Hebrew for 5yrs in small steps & just signed up to take online course with you.

Re:tzitziyot - the remainder of v39 and v40 finish showing us the fullness of the fruit which comes from the blossom -- to not follow the inclination of self vihyitem qedoshim leloheikhem "and to be 'holy' (set-apart, separate) for your God". I only recently "saw" v40 in its fullness... isn't that just like Yah!

[Russellt0228]

thetruth2me they really didnt most Hasidim understand the deeper words as this gentleman points out, believe me. However there are many issues with the organized part of the religion as observing things way to literally

[tegf4]

More. as if you talking to a kindergartner, Like me.

[hopeforamerika]

This video is quite an achievement!

I just subscribed to your channel & look forward to your future teachings.

[ancienthebreworg]

Thank you hope. This is a project that I have been wanting to do a for a long time but finally have the resources and time to do it. I still have much to cover but be patient, it may be awhile before the next installment.

[thetruth2me]

The teachings are as always excellent

[ancienthebreworg]

Thank thetruth2me

[pcminc07]

Thank you for your  videos.

[ancienthebreworg]

You're welcome.

[Pfsif]

Looking forward to anything else you got. I never felt comfortable that the NT was written in Greek and I don't trust any translation.....just the Holy Spirit.

[ancienthebreworg]

There are still many more installments to this series, so yes, more to come.

[juhlsspencer]

thanks jeff for your continued work.

i can't tell you how great it has enchanced and continues to impact my relationship with our Father.

[ancienthebreworg]

Thank you very much for your encouragement and I'm glad you are finding the series helpful.

[canadianbacon007]

Very informative.

[ancienthebreworg]

Thank you Canadian.

[thetruth2me]

Oh how YHWH s heart must be grieved !

[thetruth2me]

Not that the Jews are any different than anyone else, but YHWH told them not to mix with the gentiles and take on their costumes. But as you see they did and it changed them and they did not keep separate. Once again they did not obey him

[MBnSweetie]

Oh OK, I understand what your comment meant now. Thanks!!