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The Hebrew language is called "The Holy Tongue" (Hebrew: לשון הקודש "Lashon HaKodesh") in Judaism. In addition, the Hebrew term for the Holy Temple in Jerusalem is Beit Hamikdash (בית המקדש , "the holy house"), and Ir Ha-Kodesh (עיר הקודש , "City of the Holy"), the latter being one of the tens of Hebrew names for ...
The Holy Spirit gleamed in the court of Shem, of Samuel, and of King Solomon. [14] It "glimmered" in Tamar (Genesis 38:18), in the sons of Jacob (Genesis 42:11), and in Moses (Exodus 2:12), i.e., it settled upon these individuals. [15] Like everything that comes from heaven, the Holy Spirit is described as being composed of light and fire.
The Hebrew terms ruacḥ qodshəka, "thy holy spirit" (רוּחַ קָדְשְׁךָ), and ruacḥ qodshō, "his holy spirit" (רוּחַ קָדְשׁוֹ), also occur (when a possessive suffix is added the definite article ha is dropped). The Holy Spirit in Judaism generally refers to the divine aspect of prophecy and wisdom.
A modern translator of the Quran, N. J. Dawood, states that "tranquility" is the English word for the Arabic meaning of sakīnah, yet it could be "an echo of the Hebrew shekeenah (the Holy Presence)." [45] Another scholar states that the Arabic sakīnah derives from the Hebrew/Aramaic shekhinah. [46]
Holy Spirit in Islam, a Quranic expression that describes a source or means of prophetic revelations; Holy Spirit in Judaism, the divine force, quality, and influence of God over the universe or over God's creatures Shekhinah, the English transliteration of a Hebrew word meaning "dwelling" or "settling" and denotes the presence of God in a place
In the Hebrew Bible it is used only in verses such as "help" or "save, I pray" (Psalms 118:25). However, in the Gospels it is used as a shout of jubilation, [3] and this has given rise to complex discussions. [4] In that context, the word Hosanna seems to be a "special kind of respect" given to the one who saves, saved, will save, or is saving ...
Hebrew letters used to indicate vowels are known as אִמּוֹת קְרִיאָה (imot kri'a) or matres lectionis ("mothers of reading"). Therefore, it can be difficult to deduce how a word is pronounced from its spelling, and each of the four letters in the Tetragrammaton can individually serve as a mater lectionis.
Salvation (from Latin: salvatio, from salva, 'safe, saved') is the state of being saved or protected from harm or a dire situation. [1] In religion and theology, salvation generally refers to the deliverance of the soul from sin and its consequences. [2] [3] The academic study of salvation is called soteriology.