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Lon from Washington state - Lon - 10-21-2025
Hello. I've had a little Hebrew (one year) and have questions from time to time. I've a BTh in theology, MA in Teaching/child psych.
I've had to years of German, two years of Greek, and am currently learning a bit of Spanish on my own.
My interest in forum is to ask questions and get a better grip on the Tanakh.
Currently I'm in a discussion about the meaning of ָחַם -Nacham. I tend to believe all words must travel back to their root meaning for proper interpretation, such that 'comfort,repent, relent' are, I think, rather contextual than implicit. For me, 'sighed' carries the broader meaning of the Tanakh language more appropriately, and leaves context for further meaning. Such is a sample of 'why I'm interested in being here.'
Thanks for taking a few moments to briefly get acquainted. -Lon
RE: Lon from Washington state - BlueBird2 - 10-21-2025
Herzlich willkommen im Forum!
RE: Lon from Washington state - searchinmyroots - 10-21-2025
Welcome to the forum Lon and thank you for your introduction!
I too am interested in learning the different meanings of Hebrew words and how they may apply. To me, it's what the Hebrew bible is about, digging deeper to find how things may relate to other places or things.
Hopefully someone will chime in with a reply.
Have you ever watched any of Rabbi Fohrman's videos on the Aleph Beta website or read any of his books? He dives deep into word meanings and relationships.
RE: Lon from Washington state - Glenn2020 - 10-21-2025
Did you mean נחם
RE: Lon from Washington state - Lon - 10-21-2025
(10-21-2025, 03:15 PM)Glenn2020 Wrote: Did you mean נחםI've noticed my cut/paste is having issues on this forum, but yes. Ty