How Do You Translate Hebrew Into English?
Hebrew is a remarkably poetic and fluid language because most nouns and verbs are based on a three-letter root, or “shoresh.” The shoresh has a generic meaning that is only made specific by the presence of prefixes, infixes and suffixes, and the context of the phrase or sentence. The shoresh “tsur,” for example, can mean create, rock, God or even oppress, depending on how it is expressed in a sentence. Internet resources, however, have advanced to the point where you can get at least a limited sense of what a given Hebrew passage might mean. Highlight the Hebrew text you wish to translate. If this text appears in a modern word-processing program like Microsoft Word, you may be able to translate it directly (in Word 2010, the “Translate” command is located under the “Review” tab in the Ribbon). Copy the Hebrew text into an automatic translation service. Several free versions are available, including Google Translate and Microsoft Translate (see Resources). Most of these services have an
