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דאין אדם לומד אלא מה שלבו חפץ Rough translation: A person should learn what their heart desires (i.e. is most interested in). 1 The Hebrew word here is Mikra which refers to all three portions of the Tanach …

Certainly. והיה בבאם אל שערי החצר הפנימית. אם נאמר החצר הפנימית כמשמעו יהיה פירושו שער עזרת הכהנים והמזבח וממנו לשער האולם כי הכל הוא חצר ויהיה זה אם כן חדוש לעתיד כי בבגדי כהונה שהיו משמשים בהם צמר ה …

Per the OP's request, a translation of Radak's commentary on the term: את שני אריאל מואב. כתרגומו ית תרין רברבי מואב והיא מלה מורכבת מן ארי ומן אל וארי יש לו גבורה ואל הוא לשון חוזק ואעפ"י שהיה בניהו …

the sages of our nation and our rabbis studied, and were lost from us during the diaspora and passed on to other nations, until we had to search for these in their books...and the books mentioned in Tanach … As a side-note, as I mentioned in the comments, it is thought by some modern scholars that some of the 24 books of Tanach that we have today preserve portions of some of these books. …

Note: I'm aware that this can be asked about several other people in Tanach who have name changes. I'm wondering specifically about Bat-sheva. …

Here's one: (2 Kings Chapter 9) "So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead. And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said: 'I have an erra …

I think you're referring to the bells that hung on the edge of the High Priest's tunic. The Rashbam wrote: "ונשמע קולו בבאו אל הקדש, the golden bells will knock against each other even though they ar …

Eliyahu is told by Hashem to anoint Elisha to be his successor as a prophet (Kings 1:19:16). Yesha'ayahu (8:2) prophesied of two future prophets: Zechariah ben Yevarchiyahu and Uriah Hakohen. Zecharia …

The Abarbanel answers your question. He explains that technically, yes, David should have gone to where Uriah was buried, but according to the Abarbanel, the sin was not made public, so taking a minya …

I'm looking for a family tree that collects all of the genealogical records of Am Yisrael in the Tanach and also shows who was in the same generation as whom (for example, if I remember correctly, there …

First, we know from Tanach that she herself was from that tribe, because she was the daughter of Eliam (Shmuel 2:11:23), who in turn was the son of Achitophel, who was from Giloh (Shmuel 2:23:34), in the …

Seder Olam Rabbah provides the basis of the traditional Jewish chronology of the Tanach. Corresponding years can be seen in the timeline that @sabbahillel linked. … Note: Since Divrei Hayamim (DH) encompasses practically all of Tanach, the various verses will be interspersed throughout the timeline. …

Translation: "As for the epic poetry/song, the books of Tanach are not rich from it. There are only a few such poems/songs, that have epic characteristics. … Therefore, I was wondering whether anyone knows to which few bits of poetry/songs in Tanach he may have been referring to, which can be defined as "epic poetry/songs"? …

Here's one version: הדרן עלך עשרים וארבעה ספרי התנ"ך דעתן עלך ודעתך עלן עשרים וארבעה ספרי התנ"ך. לא נתנשא מנך ולא תתנשא מנן לא בעלמא הדן ולא בעלמא דאתי. ויהי רצון מלפניך ה' אלוקינו ואלקי אבותינו אשר …

Disclaimer: This list is not comprehensive. I'll update with more names suggested in the comments or that I have come across. Yeshayahu had a son named מהר שלל חש בז (Maher Shalal Chash Baz) (Isaiah …