MaustsOnToast

getting it done while having fun

  • I Heart Dagesh

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    I’ve decided that I love dagesh even though gutturals don’t so much (though aleph does get its dagesh on in Leviticus 23:17). Today I praise God for the Masoretes and their similar love for the dagesh. For without them today would not even be possible. The dagesh doubles the fun. The dagesh hints at the hiding place of a nun (sneaky nun thought that it could assimilate! Dagesh says, “Think again, silly nun.” [Nun as in the Hebrew character, not nun like the habit. Dagesh isn’t so good at pointing out hiding nuns…though who can forget the sneaky, mischievious nuns…

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  • Him that Pisseth against the Wall

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    Are you a real man? HT: Codex: Biblical Studies Check out this sermon on the phrase “him that pisseth against the wall” from the KJV of 1 Kings 14:10. The phrase also occurs in 1Sam 25:22, 25:34; 1Kings 16:11, 21:21, and 2Kings 9:8. The rendering by the KJV, while perhaps vulgar to modern ears, is a word for word translation of the Hebrew. While I — along with this preacher — lament modern translations that simply render the Hebrew idiom with the English term “male” I do so for very different reasons. In absolute contrast with the meaning of the…

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  • The Influential Town of Damascus

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    Two words in the English language have foregrounded the prominence of Damascus: Damsons – a Eurasian plum Damask – a flowery decorative That’s all.

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  • Seow Biblical Hebrew Flashcards

    Seow Biblical Hebrew Flashcards

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    In doing an intensified language course, like J-Term/Summer Hebrew or Greek, having a ready-to-go flashcard program for the computer is where it’s at. Talk about maximizing efficiency and effectiveness. I found the below Microsoft Excel flashcard file for Seow’s Biblical Hebrew vocabulary. I had no idea that Excel was capable of this, but boy is it sweet. I snagged it from Lionel Windsor. His language tools pages are a little treasure trove, and it looks like we get the booty! Thanks, Lionel. Download Seow Biblical Hebrew Flashcards [Edit: check the vocabulary list in the Excel file against the chapter’s vocabulary…

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