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Samaritan

The dictionary offers two meanings to Shomroni: 1. A charitable or helpful person (with reference to Luke 10:33). 2. A member of a people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times, or of the modern community in the region of Nablus claiming descent from them, adhering to a...

very clear, highly visible

Today’s idiom, ‘me•ir ey•na•yim,’ uses figurative language. Literally, it means ‘shining light on the eyes,’ which is a metaphorical phrase for something very clear that leaves no room for misunderstanding or misinterpretation. Something so clear that will cause our...

welcome!

I want to make sure that each one of you, the reader of the blessings on the Hebrew Word of the Day, realizes that the call to prefer saying special blessings in Hebrew is not coming from a conceited heart. Without a doubt, the Lord harkens to any prayer or blessing...

hallelujah!

I want to make sure that each one of you, the readers of the blessings on the Hebrew Word of the Day, realizes that the call to prefer saying special blessings in Hebrew is not coming from a conceited heart. Without a doubt, the Lord harkens to any prayer or blessing...

Blessed is the Lord every day

This expression is actually made up of two separate sayings. We introduced Ba•ruch Ha•shem as the Hebrew Word of the Day a few months ago, but only went halfway. Today, we want to give the full, extended blessing, which is perhaps the most significant blessing that...

all the best

Today we have a very useful expression that is also a common blessing: kol tuv. Every person in Israel uses it daily, and yet it is mentioned in the Bible a few times with the exact words, but as a statement, and not as a blessing like today. You can mix English and...