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Jeremiah 36:30 – meaning of “sit”?

Jeremiah 36:30 – meaning of “sit”?

In Jeremiah 36:30, we see a prophecy that Jehoiakim will not have a descendent to sit on the throne:

“Therefore this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on the throne of David; his body will be …

Who is the prophetess in Isaiah 8:3?

Who is the prophetess in Isaiah 8:3?

The bible doesn’t seem to give much information for who “the prophetess” in Isaiah 8:3 is. Who is she? Many seem to assert that she is his wife, but cite no evidence to support this.

The word הַנְּבִיאָ֜ה (the prophetess) occurs 5 times …

How long was the weeping of Tammuz?

How long was the weeping of Tammuz?

In the book of Ezekiel, it describes women weeping for the god, Tammuz, in the Temple. I’ve heard that supposedly the weeping lasted for only a couple of days, while others say it lasted for the month named after him. Also, I’ve heard that…

Why are there extra dots in Genesis 33:4?

Why are there extra dots in Genesis 33:4?

I was reading Genesis 33 and noticed extra dots (i.e. not part of the niqqud that I understand) above the letters of “and he kissed him” in verse 4 (picture from archive.org’s Biblia Hebraica):

and he fell on his neck and kissed him, and…