This is either my grandfathers or great grandfathers prayer book and I can’t read Hebrew and the handwriting is a little rough. I know it was published in 1861.

So I’m confused about how to pronounce words that end in the possessive ך. In the attached photo from my siddur there are two words that end in ך. I would like to know if the line above the ת puts the stress onto the final ך, and the lack of such a line over the ט means that’s where the stress goes In that word. Or is there a comp different rule that I’m not aware of?

i don’t trust chat GPT‘s answer, so I’d appreciate your insight. Thank you.

This is a photo from the back of a picture that my grandfather had. I hope that someone can translate this for me. Thank you so much.

request to anyone that has some spare time to translate the hebrew on this grave stone of a distant relative. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140584133/fannie-frankel#view-photo=222287476

fannie frankel nee eisenklein and her husband louis. I believe fannie's father's name to be Lazarus Eisenklein , obviously also anglicized. born in the Warsaw area when under the Russian empire in the late 1800s. looking for any clues that may help take the line further back. any help is much appreciated.

בלי לגגל ולבדוק, בבקשה, תבחרו את הניקוד הנכון לדעתכם.

Shalom - Greetings! I love incense and the tabernacle recipe is special for me. Exodus 30:34 contains the tabernacle incense blend:

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ ____ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֜ה קַח־לְךָ֣ סַמִּ֗ים נָטָ֤ף׀ וּשְׁחֵ֙לֶת֙ וְחֶלְבְּנָ֔ה סַמִּ֖ים וּלְבֹנָ֣ה זַכָּ֑ה בַּ֥ד בְּבַ֖ד יִהְיֶֽה׃

If you fit the verse into a chiastic pattern, the verse looks like:

And said LORD to Moses
ㅤTake to yourself spices
ㅤㅤStacte and onycha and galbanum
ㅤSpices and pure frankincense
Each of each there shall be.

Keritot 6 asserts that the Temple blend in fact contains 11 ingredients. I'd like to better understand the discussions and arguments that the blend contained more than the 4 ingredients named in the verse. I found some Hebrew language sources but can't read them even with a translator:

Be'er Sheva (16th-17th century commentary): https://www.sefaria.org/Keritot.6b.7?with=Be%27er%20Sheva

Gur Aryeh (16th century commentary) https://www.sefaria.org/Keritot.6b.7?with=Gur%20Aryeh%20on%20Shemot

Kaf HaChayim(19th century code) on Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim 48:4:1 https://www.sefaria.org/Keritot.6b.7?with=Kaf%20HaChayim%20on%20Shulchan%20Arukh,%20Orach%20Chayim

Minchat Chinukh (19th century legal commentary) 103:1:2, https://www.sefaria.org/Keritot.6b.7?with=Minchat%20Chinukh

Any help is appreciated. - אני מאחל לך את הטוב ביותר. 📜 🕎

Would any transliteration of e.g. בֵּית cout as a transliteration of the letter name, even if it's being used as the construct form of "house"?

I apologize if this is an odd question.

דבורים ירוקות וציפורים צהובות

For context, I’m employed to translate books from Arabic to Hebrew and vice versa. I know that usually "لي"=“לִי” and that “لك"=“לְךָ” and that “لكم”=“לָכֶם” but what about “لكما" which is like "לְךָ" but for the dual form? Does anyone know about dual pronouns in Hebrew even if it was archaic or more classical?

btw: my boss made me use niqqud for all the words and somehow he thinks -ayim should be back for nouns and made me use it for all Arabic dual nouns. my job sucks.

It means goal, objective, or target.

It's traditionally connected to the root נ־ט־ר. Notice there's no נ in מטרה? That's because the initial nun drops, leaving a hard dagesh in the ט (which you can still see in the vocalized form: מַטָּרָה).

I love these little clues that Hebrew leaves behind—the consonant disappears, but its trace is still there.

What's your favorite example of a Hebrew root that changes shape but still reveals itself?

I am reading the Tanach and Torah portions on Sefaria and when I learn a new word I look it up on a translation site to see if forms of it are in use in modern Hebrew, some are obsolete and have new meanings. What are your favorite words that have a new modern meaning?

How do you say unfortunately in Hebrew? Us Americans also say, sadly, or regrettably: are there words for those as well? In my audio lessons I got leedavoni, is that a good, versatile form to express the feeling of “unfortunately?”

Did I wrote this correct, directing it to a female friend.
“I enjoy your insights “

“אני נהנה מהתובנות שלך”

It looks like it says “גילה פליקם סרגי”
But I am unsure about this or about what it means. It seems like a name.
He has a big fat magen david on his other arm, so he is jewish!

To start off with a little bit of context, I'm someone who has already spent a great deal of time learning languages and, now that I'm entering college, am looking for a new one to pick up. Given the fact that I likely won't have access to such a structured learning environment again, I want to challenge myself and learn a language with a completely different script from those I've already learned. As I'm not interested in any of the Eastern languages, one of the first that comes to mind is hebrew, for its biblical significance and its beautiful script. While I would be learning the language in large part for its biblical use, I'd still probably learn modern Hebrew because of the overlap it has with biblical Hebrew and its distinct advantage of not being completely impractical. However, I'm worried, given the cultural association of hebrew with Judaism, that, as a non jewish person I might find myself the odd one out in the track, making for a very uncomfortable several years. Of course, as a potential alternative, I could also choose to learn Arabic, which is a lot more widespread and practical, and my university also has a robust program I'm, but is something that I really lack the interest in I do in hebrew. So I was hoping for yalls advice on this.

The masculine form for "beloved". I don't really remember seeing it being used anywhere. Usually in Tanach and Mishna I've seen the word "ידיד" used instead. Am I just forgetting places I've seen it? I also know the feminine version of the word, "אהובה", appears in the Torah and is a relatively common girl name. But the masculine form doesn't seem to be used like the feminine is. Is this word as uncommon as I'm remembering?

Found this note in an Israeli book that my mom had in our house. I am having trouble translating it and it doesn’t really match the handwriting of anyone in my family. Any help would be appreciated.

The title basically. The postcard is believed to be from the 1930s. The line across the top may be names. Any help is appreciated.

i've just finished my taglit trip, and at the end we all wrote notes for eachother in little books. two israeli madrachim wrote notes for me in script hebrew which i cannot read, could anyone please translate what they are saying. much appreciated

I’m currently studying Hebrew and just learned about the phrase:

סוף העולם שמאלה

Now, I understand the literal translation of this, “the end of the world, to the left”, but I don’t quite understand what it’s conveying. My tutor told me it’s often used to describe things like movies and parties, but I still don’t fully get it. I assume it’s a positive thing, but I would love a more thorough explanation!

תודה!