unit 2 Flashcards
(27 cards)
what does bereshit mean? as the literal translation?
beginnings
what is the deeper meaning of bereshit?
there is rosh in the middle of the word connecting to natural childbirth
what does barah mean?
create FROM NOTHING
what does elohim mean?
judgement
what does elohim mean as a plural?
there are multiple gods
why would the god of judgement create the world?
because the god of judgement would want perfection
what does et mean?
specific
what does et mean as a deeper meaning?
the alphabet from aleph to tav
what does et mean in another sense?
speech
what does hashamayim mean?
heavens/skies
why is hashamayim plural?
there are 7 heavens/skies
what does v’et mean?
and (something specific)
what does haaretz mean?
the earth
what was there before god started to create?
water, wind, void, god, darkness, unformed, surface
how many things were there before god started to create this earth/heavens?
7
where did the things come from?
god’s past creation of the earth
how many worlds were there before this one?
6
what does pardes mean?
orchard
what does peshat mean?
literal
what does remez mean?
hint
what does drash mean?
filling in the gap
what does sod mean?
secret
what is gematriah?
its a numerical system that assigns numerical values to hebrew letters
what is one translation of the first sentence in the torah that makes more sense?
when god began to create the heaven and the earth
