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The word "neder" is mentioned 33 times in the Pentateuch, 19 of which occur in the Book of Numbers. [2] Judaism views the power of speech as very strong. [3] It is speech that distinguishes humans from animals, and has the power to accomplish a lot for better or for worse.
Mashal, Hebrew characters of the word for parable or allegory A mashal (Hebrew: משל) is a short proverb [ 1 ] or parable with a moral lesson or religious allegory, called a nimshal . Mashal is used also to designate other forms in rhetoric, such as the fable and apothegm .
As a mystical concept, the number 36 is even more intriguing. It is said that at all times there are 36 special people in the world, and that were it not for them, all of them, if even one of them was missing, the world would come to an end. The two Hebrew letters for 36 are the lamed, which is 30, and the vav, which is 6.
Appearing to the right of the scripture reference is the Strong's number. This allows the user of the concordance to look up the meaning of the original language word in the associated dictionary in the back, thereby showing how the original language word was translated into the English word in the KJV Bible. Strong's Concordance includes:
Pikuach nefesh (Hebrew: פיקוח נפש), which means "saving a soul" or "saving a life," is the principle in Halakha (Jewish law) that the preservation of human life overrides virtually any other religious rule of Judaism.
The Orthodox Jewish community spawned Musar to help people overcome the inner obstacles that hinder them from living up to the laws and commandments—the mitzvot—that form the code of life. That community tends to see Musar as inseparable from its own beliefs and practices, but the human reality Musar addresses is actually universal, and the ...
Proverbs 30 is the 30th chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] The book is a compilation of several wisdom literature collections, with the heading in Proverbs 1:1 may be intended to regard Solomon as the traditional author of the whole book, but the dates of the individual collections are difficult to determine, and the book ...
One hour of bliss in the World to Come is better than all the life of this world. Yet one hour of teshuvah and good deeds in this world is better than all the life in the World to Come! [3] According to Gates of Repentance, a standard work of Jewish ethics written by Rabbenu Yonah of Gerona, a sinner repents by: [4] regretting/acknowledging the ...