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The Very First Human Name

The first person created by God in the Bible is Adam. Although we tend to think of this as a typical first name like Thomas, this is actually not a name, but a label. In Hebrew it means quite simply “man”. The word Adam comes from the Hebrew word adom, meaning “red” in reference to the color of the “dust of the ground” (adamah) from which Adam was created, according to Genesis 2:7.
  

Amen, Amen I Say to You

Amen is one of the shortest words in the Bible - just three Hebrew letters - אמן. At the same time, it is one of the Bible’s most powerful words, the supreme expression of assent. The meaning of amen is a combination of “truly”, “it is established” and “so be it”. It comes from the Hebrew root אמן AMN which means “to be strong.” It is related to the word emunah (אמונה) meaning “faith”.

Praise Ye the Lord

Like Amen, Hallelujah is a Hebrew word that is always left untranslated. Hallelujah (הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ) is a compound word comprised of two Hebrew terms: Hallelu (“praise”) and Jah (“the Lord”, actually a shortened form of God’s most sacred name Yahweh). This short quiz gives you a taste of the broader understanding of the Holy Scripture you will gain in our Biblical Hebrew courses. 

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