The Sound of Meaning, with Rabbi Steven Bob: Genesis 1:1-5
Update: 2025-08-11
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The opening lines of Genesis illustrate the way Hebrew relies on the sounds of words to convey meaning, for example, the menacing Hebrew word for ‘darkness.’ Rabbi Steven Bob, who has contributed several episodes to this podcast series, is Rabbi Emeritus at Congregation Etz Chaim in Lombard, Il and guest faculty at Wheaton College. He is the author of Go to Nineveh: Medieval Jewish Commentaries to the Book of Jonah, Translated and Explained, and is working on a commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah.
Check out related programs at Wheaton College:
B.A. in Classical Languages (Greek, Latin, Hebrew): https://bit.ly/456wqAM
M.A. in Biblical Exegesis: https://bit.ly/45vlawP
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