Lessons Archives - Milhamah: Fighting Words https://milhamah.com/category/lessons/ When a war of words goes hot Sat, 26 Mar 2022 23:56:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://milhamah.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cropped-MilhamahIcon-1-32x32.png Lessons Archives - Milhamah: Fighting Words https://milhamah.com/category/lessons/ 32 32 153044239 Learning the Hebrew alphabet https://milhamah.com/learning-the-hebrew-alphabet/ https://milhamah.com/learning-the-hebrew-alphabet/#respond Sat, 26 Mar 2022 23:53:30 +0000 https://milhamah.com/?p=13241 Introduction In order to learn the Hebrew language, it’s important to learn the Hebrew (or ‘Ivrit) alphabet. The letters play a big role in the “Milhamah: Fighting Words” comics and games series because they affect how characters, objects and the […]

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]]> https://milhamah.com/learning-the-hebrew-alphabet/feed/ 0 13241 Davar and dever: Hebrew and the plague https://milhamah.com/davar-and-dever-hebrew-and-the-plague/ https://milhamah.com/davar-and-dever-hebrew-and-the-plague/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2020 02:04:56 +0000 http://milhamah.com/?p=9716 It’s a bit off-topic from “Milhamah” stuff, but the coronavirus inspired some recent articles on Hebrew and plagues. The connection makes sense, as the word davar (for “word” or “thing”) shares the same ד-ב-ר root as dever (“plague”). The root […]

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]]> https://milhamah.com/davar-and-dever-hebrew-and-the-plague/feed/ 0 9716 Grammar Part 3: Hebrew history https://milhamah.com/grammar-part-3-hebrew-history/ https://milhamah.com/grammar-part-3-hebrew-history/#respond Mon, 31 Dec 2018 23:43:27 +0000 http://milhamah.com/?p=3225   After learning about Semitic languages in November, our journey through the Joüon and Muraoka book continues. This time we’re going specifically through the history of ancient Hebrew. Biblical Hebrew is fairly consistent throughout the centuries. The Bible’s writers, from […]

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]]> https://milhamah.com/grammar-part-3-hebrew-history/feed/ 0 3225 Grammar Part 2: Semitic languages https://milhamah.com/grammar-part-2-semitic-languages/ https://milhamah.com/grammar-part-2-semitic-languages/#respond Mon, 19 Nov 2018 13:49:46 +0000 http://milhamah.com/?p=1659 As we continue last week’s examination of Joüon and Muraoka’s book “A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew,” the authors remind us that Hebrew is a Semitic language that is similar to neighboring tongues. For instance, Semitic languages’ shared traits include: Gutturals […]

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]]> https://milhamah.com/grammar-part-2-semitic-languages/feed/ 0 1659 Hebrew grammar study Part 1: The naqdanim https://milhamah.com/hebrew-grammar-study-part-1-the-naqdanim/ https://milhamah.com/hebrew-grammar-study-part-1-the-naqdanim/#respond Sun, 11 Nov 2018 21:25:39 +0000 http://milhamah.com/?p=1199 Today begins a weekly series through a huge tome on A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew by Paul Joüon and Takamitsu Muraoka. While it’s not the best book for learning modern, conversational Hebrew, this book is exhaustive for anyone who wants to […]

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