The man who brought relief to the world
Noah is one of the most beloved figures in the Bible. But the meaning of his life is so much deeper when read in Hebrew. According to Scripture, Noah was called “Noah” because “he will provide relief” to the cursed earth (Gen. 5:29).
挪亞是聖經中最受歡迎的人物之一。 但是用希伯來文讀的時候,他生命的意義就更深了。根據聖經,挪亞被稱為「挪亞」,因為「他將為被詛咒的地提供安慰」(創世紀5:29)。
29給他起名叫挪亞,說:「這個兒子必為我們的操作和手中的勞苦安慰我們;這操作勞苦是因為耶和華咒詛地。」
This explanation only makes sense when the verse is read in the original Hebrew. The name Noah sounds very similar to the word naham meaning “comfort” or “relief”.
用希伯來文閱讀這節經文時,才明白創世紀5:29這樣解釋。因為「挪亞」的名字聽起來非常類似於「נחם naham」這個字,意思是「comfort安慰」或「慰籍」。
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Noah:(5146):נֹחַ
נח nôach no-akh
Noah:Rest, or, Comfort
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(5162):נָחַם
נחם nâcham naw-kham
1. to be sorry, console oneself, repent, regret, comfort, be comforted
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※The First Man in History to Be Liked
Soon after, we read that “Noah found favor with the Lord” (Gen. 6:8). The phrase “found favor with” is used many times in the Bible as a way of indicating that someone is well liked.
不久之後,我們讀到
惟有挪亞在耶和華眼前蒙恩。(創6:8)
聖經中多次使用「蒙恩」這一短語作為表明某人受到神的喜愛。
And Noah is the first person in the Bible to have been liked by God! In the original Hebrew of the Bible, the word for favor is chen (חן), which is Noah (נח) backwards – a play on words only discernible in Hebrew.
挪亞是聖經中第一個被上帝所喜愛的人!
在聖經的原始希伯來文中,「蒙恩」的詞是chen(חן),這是挪亞(נח)倒過來的字,這是只在希伯來語中可辦到的趣事。
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grace:חֵ֖ן
(2580):חן chên khane
1-favour, grace, charm
a)-favour, grace, elegance
b)-favour, acceptance
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※Hebrew reveals A Man Worthy of Divine Mercy
Chen is a vitally important biblical word, which not only means “favor” but “grace and mercy”. The point is Noah’s righteousness was so exceptional that it moved God to “take mercy” (לרחם chanan) on him and save him from the Great Flood.
「蒙恩」在聖經裡是一個極其重要的詞,它不僅意味著「恩惠」,而且意味著「恩典」和「憐憫」。關鍵在於是挪亞是個義人,在當時的世代是個完全人。挪亞與神同行。以致於上帝「憐憫」(chaר)他,並將他從大洪水中拯救出來。
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רַחֲמִים֙
(7356):רַחַם
רחם racham rakh-am
KJV Usage: bowels, compassion, damsel, tender love, (great, tender) mercy, pity, womb.
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