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About Gaddy Yaari
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Expertise
What I do: I'll help you understand Hebrew phrases or single words, as well as answer questions about Jewish practices. What I don't do: Tattoo translations. For that, try http://www.stars21.com/translator/english_to_hebrew.html

Experience
I am a columnist for a Hebrew-language newspaper, and a graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary.

Education/Credentials
MBA BA in the US, Grade school and high school in Israel

   

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Hebrew Word order7/10/2009Gaddy Yaari
  Q: In contrast to the general English sentence structure of subject verb, is it true that Hebrew ...
  A: Nathan, Biblical Hebrew is quite different from modern Hebrew in many respects, including sentence ...
Memorial Plaque7/7/2009Gaddy Yaari
  Q: Shalom Gaddy! I've enjoyed reading some of your translations. My brother passed away a few years ago ...
  A: Josh. 1:5 reads: לא ארפך ולא ...
hebrew translation6/22/2009roy perez
  Q: hey ,im thinking about getting a couple of different hebrew tattoos and i was just wondering could ...
  A: in god i trust - באלוהים אני ...
NAME6/21/2009Gaddy Yaari
  Q: Sir, My father's name was Henry. He was named after his grandfather Heinrich. While my father was ...
  A: Alex, Hertzl won't do, because it a Yiddish name, and not a Hebrew one. The way I look at it, you ...
Can you help me with my translation please.6/15/2009roy perez
  Q: I would really appreciate it if you could give me the translation in Hebrew of "mountain of ...
  A: you't right about Jeremiah , but as for 'Aaron' it's a little vague 'cause in hebrew we say ...
Hebrew names6/15/2009roy perez
  Q: i have aCan somebody help me to translate 3 names in hebrew? It is very important to me! Madeleine ...
  A: Madeleine = מדליין Marie = מארי Marc ...
To twist = ?6/15/2009Gaddy Yaari
  Q: I am interested in knowing the Hebrew for "to twist" because I was told that the meaning of the name ...
  A: It's a bit complicated. The root of Yaakov, ayin qof bet, is also the root of Ekev, 'heel'. Now, the ...
Daniel 9:246/7/2009Gaddy Yaari
  Q: In Daniel 8, 2300 days could mean 2300 years, and in Daniel 9, 70 weeks could mean 490 years. My ...
  A: Barnaby, If 2300 days could mean 2300 years and 70 weeks could mean 490 years, the obvious question ...
spelling6/2/2009roy perez
  Q: can i please have the spelling of the word RETRIBUTION. thank you
  A: RETRIBUTION = עֹנֶשׁ - onesh ...
meaning of Shin & Mem5/29/2009Gaddy Yaari
  Q: Can you tell me what (Shin & Mem) spell and then (Tav & Yod). Thank you. Don
  A: Don, Depending on where the vowels are placed, shin mem can be read in a variety of ways: 1. shem ...
translation5/25/2009roy perez
  Q: my wife and i are using a wool prayer shawl for our wedding and we would like to embroide our names ...
  A: Jesse= גֵ'סִי ERICA= ...
Translation5/20/2009roy perez
  Q: 2 things I would like translated into Hebrew. 1) Believe in him. 2) No weapon that is formed ...
  A: Believe in him.= Ma'amin bo (מאמין בו) Have faith trust ...
My Mom's Headstone5/15/2009Gaddy Yaari
  Q: I really hope you can help me. My mother's unveiling is in August and I am having a really ...
  A: There are to ways to inscribe the information on a tombstone: a short one (which is the most common) ...
chen and chessed5/14/2009Gaddy Yaari
  Q: Gaddy, In a response to a recent question about “grace,” you say “As you may know, the Christian ...
  A: Allen, Both Chen and Chanan share the same root, chet nun nun. I disagree with you about the ...
Proper Hebrew spelling for headstone5/12/2009roy perez
  Q: Could you please help me with the proper Hebrew spelling and arrangement of the following name for a ...
  A: SHOUL SIEGEL SON OF AHARON SHIMON= "שַאוּל ...
please help translate....5/11/2009Gaddy Yaari
  Q: i just noticed an ask question icon by ur name and i 'm hoping maybe you can help me. i have been ...
  A: Stan, Although the hebrew script has its origins in the Aramaic script, their evolution has taken ...
chen and chessed5/9/2009Gaddy Yaari
  Q: Gaddy, In a response to a recent question about “grace,” you say “As you may know, the Christian ...
  A: Allen, My understanding of Chen and Chessed is similar to yours and to Malina's. The concept of ...
Roman letters to Hebrew for surname5/7/2009Gaddy Yaari
  Q: I was looking in the cemetery for my family's plot, but mostly all the names are written in Hebrew ...
  A: Jonah, There are a few ways to write the name in Hebrew, all listed below: ...
translation of a sentence (I wrote myself)5/5/2009roy perez
  Q: I would appreciate it a lot if you could tell me how I would write in Hebrew : "Once the last note ...
  A: "Once the last note has been played, silence feels like eternity" = " ברגע ...
miyagon l'simcha5/5/2009Gaddy Yaari
  Q: Where does this well known phrase come from? I can't remember or find it, and your help would be ...
  A: Here it is: "כימים אשר נחו ...
Jewish Origin of My Last Name?5/4/2009Gaddy Yaari
  Q: I was hoping you could tell me if my last name, Mogiliver is of Jewish origin and what it means. I ...
  A: Well, Gennady, you are descended from the nobility of Lithuanian Jews, and you would have known it ...
Plaque for my Mom5/2/2009Gaddy Yaari
  Q: Shalom Gaddy, we want to put on my Mom's headstone Jesus is Lord in Hebrew and Nisan 1 in Hebrew. ...
  A: Jesus is Lord in Hebrew is "Yeshua haAdon". Yeshua is spelled yod shin vav ayin, ...
rashi script4/29/2009roy perez
  Q: Child of God. I was searching the web and saw the writing and would like to know how it is written? ...
  A: 1- rashi script is similar to to regular hebrew script . If you can read Hebrew you won't have any ...
My hebrew name and tribe4/20/2009Gaddy Yaari
  Q: My name is Alan James Slaten. When my grandparents came to America there name was Slutzky and ...
  A: Alan, The Jewish tradition holds that 10 of the 12 tribes disappeared in 722 BCE, following the ...
Translation4/19/2009roy perez
  Q: I would like to get a tattoo vertically down my spine. I want the words Faith Hope Love in Hebrew. ...
  A: Faith= אמונה Hope = תקווה Love ...
Names of God in Hebrew4/18/2009Gaddy Yaari
  Q: I wondered if you could write the following names of God in Hebrew for me? El Shaddai Adonai ...
  A: Here they are: El Shaddai אל שדי Adonai ...
please help4/15/2009roy perez
  Q: i need only part of Isaiah 41:10 translated from english to hebrew, and i can only find the verse as ...
  A: Isaiah 41:10 : אַל-תִּירָא ...
Title of Liberty translation?4/14/2009Gaddy Yaari
  Q: Can you translate this phrase? it says, "In memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, and our ...
  A: לזכר אלוהנו, ...
Hebrew language4/14/2009Gaddy Yaari
  Q: Please could you translate "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the ...
  A: Janet, In Hebrew, it is "Hoshanna l'Ben Dahveed! Meh'vorah ze sh'bah b'shem Adonai! Hoshanna ...
my name4/12/2009Gaddy Yaari
  Q: My name is Richard Davidson in American English. I need you to confirm the information I have about ...
  A: I'm been told my first name translates to Hebrew as "Joshua." Is that true? No. Richard means (in ...
hebrew4/7/2009Gaddy Yaari
  Q: Would you please explain the spelling of the "th" sound in hebrew ,as in Morath, and give me the ...
  A: Modern Hebrew has two 'T' characters: tet and tav. Both are pronounced identically and are ...
english to hebrew translation.4/5/2009Gaddy Yaari
  Q: In Kings1 vs.7:21 what is the meaning of naming pillars. one pillar is named jakin and the other ...
  A: Kyle, The Bible doesn't tell us why the pillars were named Yakin and Boaz. Yakin shares a root with ...
Suffix 'am'4/3/2009Gaddy Yaari
  Q: What is the meaning of the suffix 'am' in Hebrew? For example Miriam, Jeroboam, Baal'am, Amram, ...
  A: Paul, Only two of the names, Jeroboam and baal'am, use a suffix ('am, spelled ayin mem, which means ...
Proverbs 16:9 Translation4/2/2009Gaddy Yaari
  Q: לֵ֣ב אָ֭דָם ...
  A: Mark, The problem with any ancient texts is that we are far removed from the period in which they ...
translations3/31/2009roy perez
  Q: I just need a couple of translations I can seem to find. The translation would be from English to ...
  A: 1. Art =אָמָּנוּת (omanut) 2. Poetry = ...
english to hebrew translation3/28/2009roy perez
  Q: i am fascinated by the hebrew language and i just wanted to make sure i recieved the correct ...
  A: confidence- ביטחון (bitahon ) heart- לב (lev) ...
two hebrew quotations meanings3/26/2009Gaddy Yaari
  Q: What is the correct hebrew translation for: “If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not ...
  A: Here they are: “If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? And ...
Translation3/26/2009roy perez
  Q: 2 things I would like translated into Hebrew. 1) Believe in him. 2) No weapon that is formed ...
  A: With god all things are possible= "בעזרת השם ...
Biblical Hebrew questions3/25/2009Gaddy Yaari
  Q: I am trying to figure out some Biblical translation os Hebrew words. I believe the word for "God's ...
  A: Hannah, As you may know, the Christian understanding of what is meant by 'God's Grace' is very ...
Hebrew numerical value of my name3/23/2009roy perez
  Q: Please show me the Hebrew numerical value of each of my names. David =? Gordon = ? Gowing = ? Is ...
  A: Maureen- 306 (מורין) Patricia- 614 ...

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