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Daily Davar: gibbor

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  Transliteration: gibbor (ghib-bore') Definition: strong, mighty Part of Speech: Adjective; noun masculine https://biblehub.com/hebrew/1368.htm הֽוּא־ הָיָ֥ה גִבֹּֽר־ צַ֖יִד לִפְנֵ֣י (Gen. 10:9) El Gibbor (Isa. 9:5) The name Gabriel means “God is my strength” (Dan. 8:16; Lk. 1:19)

Daily Davar: bayith

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  Transliteration: bayith (bah'-yith) Definition: a house Part of Speech: Noun Masculine https://biblehub.com/hebrew/1004.htm מֵאַרְצְךָ֥ וּמִמּֽוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖ וּמִבֵּ֣ית אָבִ֑יךָ אֶל־ (Gen. 12:1) שָׂמַחְתִּי, בְּאֹמְרִים לִי-- בֵּית יְהוָה נֵלֵךְ. (Ps. 122:1) בֵּית לֶחֶם (Beth Lechem: “house of bread”) וְאַתָּ֞ה בֵּֽית־ לֶ֣חֶם אֶפְרָ֗תָה (Micah 5:2; Matt. 2:6)

Daily Davar: ab

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Transliteration: ab (awb) Definition: father Part of Speech: Noun Masculine https://biblehub.com/hebrew/1.htm The name אבי  (abi = 'my father') is located in the lower left corner of the Gezer Calendar and is potentially associated with the name of the scribe. The Gezer Calendar The Gezer calendar is a small limestone tablet discovered during archaeological excavations at Tel Gezer, an ancient city in Israel. It is considered one of the oldest known Hebrew inscriptions and provides valuable insights into the daily life and agricultural practices of the ancient Israelites. The calendar is dated to the 10th century BCE, during the time of King Solomon, and is written in a paleo-Hebrew script. It consists of two columns of text, with each column containing six lines. The tablet is divided into two sections, with the upper section listing the months of the year and the lower section providing agricultural activities associated with each month.  The Gezer calendar follows a 12-mont...