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A Hebrew dictionary is used to turn Hebrew phrases into English.

This could be a dictionary that describes different words in the way they looked in ancient and modern Hebrew. It can also translate to and from Hebrew.

A Hebrew Research Center offers its own Hebrew dictionary. This dictionary shows the modern and ancient Hebrew writing for a word. It also includes pronunciation. It provides English translations. For example av, the transliteration, is the word for father. Mother is eym. E-yen means stone.

The Internet houses yet another Hebrew dictionary. It's more of a glossary. It includes Hebrew words in the Hebrew writing, the English writing equivalent of that word, the English translation, then a definition. In this one father is Abba. It's not just father, but rather father in an endearing way like dear father. These explanations are useful.

Adam Kadmon is in this Hebrew dictionary. It's a phrase meaning primordial man. God created this being which in turn created humans. It's similar to the Christian man created in God's image.

There's a lot more in the Hebrew dictionary. Mabul is a flood. It means the flood from the story of Noah. He's Noach in Hebrew.

We're not yet done with the Hebrew dictionary. Maggid is a speaker or more specifically a preacher. This is a specific type of preacher who tells stories where moral lessons are related. The format is rigid. The introduction comes at the beginning. The main body of the story is next. Then there's a conclusion in which the moral lesson is described.

Makkot is found in the Hebrew dictionary. These are stripes. Not stripes on a barber pole. A whip leaves these stripes on someone's body. Whipping was a punishment given for some wrong doing. Imagine if that could be done when people lie in courts in the present.

Now for a final word from the Hebrew dictionary. It's a common word. The word is rabbi. It means a master or teacher. These were originally ordained by the Sanhedrin. The Babylonians had an equivalent - Rav.

There's a lot more in the Hebrew dictionary. Look on the Internet.

 
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