Find out what is actually written* in the Hebrew Bible
Decipher Hebrew word meanings using the helps found on internet websites
Suggested steps to find the meaning(s) for the Hebrew words in Hebrew Bible passages, and to compare them with what has been ‘translated’ by those considered to be Hebrew Bible ‘translators’.
1). Go to https://biblehub.com- Next to 2).
2). Find the ‘search bar’ and type in the passage you want to check out, - click search. – Next to 3).
Note: I like to use the CLV (Concordant Literal Version) as my start point. In my opinion the ISR (The Scriptures) is the more accurate honest Bible translation. Why are translations all so different? Aren’t they all supposed to be accurate translations? No, some have been tweaked to agree with pre-conceived Christian Doctrines of belief. So, what translation is accurate? Let’s find out.
3). Read the passage you entered as translated by the ISR. Then let’s check their translation. – Next to 4).
4). In the ‘search bar’ find the ‘Interlinear Hebrew Old Testament’ and click search. – Next to 5).
5). When the passage shows, it will have numbers assigned above the words in the passage. This number was assigned to the Bible words many years ago by Strong’s Dictionary for all the Hebrew and Greek words in the Bible. – Next to 6).
Note: Strong’s Dictionary numbers have over the years become the standard designation for various Hebrew and Greek Bible words. However, Strong’s uses a vowel pointed Hebrew to translate Hebrew words. The problem - Biblical Hebrew was not written with vowel pointing and this pointing has lead to a liberal (loose) way of translating many Hebrew words by assigning many various meanings to the same Hebrew word simply by changing the different vowel pointing marks. The vowel points make the reader sound out the same spelled word differently, so the same spelled word (pronounced differently) can be assigned with a different meaning. This is a false and deceptive way to assign meanings to words the original author did not intend. It is our opinion, that this method of changing meanings of words by ‘vowel pointing’ has given way too much liberty to translators, often times generating false definitions. Biblical Hebrew words should only be translated as used in context, by simply using the basic ‘root meanings’ even if the meaning may look strange in our English thought. Remember, Hebrew is much older than English, and the Hebrew culture of some 4,000 + years ago was not the same as culture is today.
6). Record the number above the particular Hebrew words you want to search, write down or draw the Hebrew letters assigned by the number (for later). Click the number to highlight it, and wait a moment for the definition(s) to appear, now you can see the word as it is used in various Bible passages. Next to 7).
7). The page you are now on also gives many various definitions for the same Hebrew word; it also shows the many ways the word has been used in English Bible translations. The problem - not all these definitions are accurate, many are just opinions using English word definitions. It does show the liberty of the vowel pointing system (using Strong’s Dictionary) by assigning many various meanings to the exact same word. This has clouded many basic Hebrew word meanings. To discover the true meaning you need to go further - THE NEXT STEP to 8).
8). THE NEXT STEP, Go to - Next to 9).
9). Using the index page number block, click the ‘word group’ that would contain your recorded number. Find the number and click that number. Read the definition of the word that has the closest Hebrew spelling using the Hebrew letters you copied (or letters to drew in step 6) under the number of the word (even if you don’t know Hebrew) also the Standard definition. These new definitions are not vowel pointed words but based on the root definition of the word in the sentence you are studying. See [1] Note: Read all the definitions at the end of the paragraph (following the KJV letters), observe how many ways the KJV of the Bible has translated that word in their translation. All of the KJV definitions have been used by Bible translators, but they may or may not all be applicable, and some may not even correctly convey the true Hebrew meaning. The true meaning is waiting for YOU to determine - by taking these steps!
Yahweh will bless your efforts to study Hebrew correctly, using the ancient meanings the original author intended.
*Hebrew began
as a pictographic language that has over time developed into its present form, no
originals exist. All Biblical documents that do exist were written sometime
after the 7th Century BCE. For that reason, we must use common sense
to determine likely meanings. Your beliefs have just as much value as any other,
especially beliefs that have been programmed by someone’s Doctrines or
Christian accepted standards.
[1] Many times, Hebrew will use ‘prefix letters’ in front of a researched word, and/or ‘suffix letters’ following a word. Suffix and prefix letters modify or add to the Hebrew word. Modifiers, where they exist must be defined to determine the correct meaning of the word if the exact spelling is not shown in a dictionary. Most Hebrew Dictionaries do have a chart for prefixes and suffixes.