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| The Wisdom in the Hebrew Alphabet (Artscroll (Mesorah Series)) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Michael L. Munk, Micheal L. Munk
Publisher: Artscroll
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (17 reviews)
Sales Rank: 64060
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0899061931
Dewey Decimal Number: 296.4
EAN: 9780899061931
ASIN: 0899061931
Publication Date: June 1986
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The Hebrew Alphabet July 4, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The Hebrew Alphabet is rich in both heritage and meaning. Every letter has special meaning. Rabbi Munk brings this out in a way that will bring light to torah and bible study. May your study be blessed as you open the hidden, and reveal a new demsion in God's word.
Gleaning the Hebrew Aleph-Beis June 26, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Wisdom in the Hebrew Alphabet, published by Artscroll, is a treasure trove of interesting & helpful insights related to the walk of Faith, whether Jewish or Christian. As I absorbed the authors insights & found them resonating with other insights I have gleaned from the Scriptures & Bibliacl numerology, I was pleased to have obtained it. Great book!
L Greene
 Written from a Non Christian perspective May 9, 2007
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Though written from a Non Christian perspective, this book offers detailed insight for the Christian and Jew alike. It is a staple for the library of anyone serious about understanding God's perspective via His medium of the Hebrew Alef Beit in His Holy Writ.
Hebrew Alphabet March 29, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
A very compresive book re: the Hebrew Alphabet, I highly recommend it.
GGold
Much more to this book than you can imagine. March 8, 2007
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I bought The Wisdom in the Hebrew Alphabet because I am studying Hebrew and thought it might help me get the alphabet more ingrained in my thinking; and, because I have had a strong conviction for sometime that there is something mysterious and wonderful about the Hebrew alphabet. I could not have known how right my hunch was.
After beginning to read the book, I decided I had to buy it for my Father; then, a separate one for my Mother (she kept stealing his); my brother; and at my dad's request a spare one that he could have to give away.
The author has a wonderful way of presenting a historical perspective on the structure and sounds of the Hebrew letters; while also presenting the religious and cultural considerations.
Being a Christian, I have found it especially wonderful. I didn't realize that many of the concepts related by Jesus and the other writers in the New Testament were dealt with at length by the Scribes and Rabbis in sacred writings other than the Torah, Books of Wisdom and the Prophets. This book uses references to those writings (as well as those included in our Old Testament) to explain the importance and nuances of meaning of the letters. This adds so much meaning for me to some of the things Jesus said and did: I'm truly amazed at how many of the things that seemed a little odd, actually have a reason behind them.
This book cannot just simply be read in a sitting. I find myself going over and over the chapters; gleaning something new each time. Actually, I have yet to get through even a chapter in one sitting. And, has it helped my grasp of the Hebrew language? It really has! To know that each letter is made up of parts, and to have word pictures to remember the letters by...makes it so much easier to remember the shapes and sounds.
I do wish the author had put the Transliteration along with the actual translation when he uses the Hebrew phrases. I love the phrases; and, their meaning. But, I'm not skilled enough with the Hebrew to be able to sound them all out, and I would like to "hear" the Hebrew as well as read the translation of it. Perhaps, that makes an online version with audio a valid option in the future.
My Father also expressed this as something he wishes it contained. That is the reason I gave it a 4. In concept, content and presentation, The Wisdom in the Hebrew Alphabet is certainly excellent. This is it's only flaw, I think, if you can call it a flaw.
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