1. Rivers and Mountains in the Land of the Bible Flashcards
several
عِدَّة
mountain(s)
جبل (جِبال)
river(s)
نَهِر (أنهار)
referred to
مُشار إلى
peninsula
شِبِه جَزيرة
It’s like an island.
received
اسْتَلَم
Just tell em it’s already been RECEIVED.
The Law
النَّامُوس
Think of Moses.
Mount of Olives
جبل الزّيتون
blessing(s)
بَرَكِة (بَرَكات)
obeyed
أطاع (يُطيع)
pointed to
أشار إلى
well(s)
بئر (آبار)
covered (adj)
مغطّى (m)
هغطّاة (f)
Mount of Transfiguration
جبل التّجلّي
scholar(s)
عالم (علماء)
All’m trying to say is he’s kind of a SCHOLAR.
agrees
يتّفق
sea(s)
بَحِر (بِحار)
flowed
جَرى (يِجْري)
Dead Sea
البَحر الميّت
branch(es)
tributary(ies)
رافِد (رَوافِد)
The BRANCHES & TRIBUTARIES were rapid (s/l) because of the rain.
stream(s)
brook(s)
جَدْوَل (جَداوِل)
The drying up of the STREAMS & BROOKS was gradual (s/l).
The Mediterranean Sea
البَحر الابْيَض المُتَوَسِّط
The region of Mt. Nebo
صِياغَة
It’s a bit far, better take the CAR (s/l).
Mount Nebo
جبل نيبو
The Baptism Site
المَغْطَس
against
ضِدّ
Bethesda
بيت حَسْدا
cursed
مَلْعُون
dry (adj)
جاف ، ناشِف
Eden
جَنِّة عَدَن
Esau
عيسُو
flood
فَيَضان
gulf
خَليج
Jabbok River
نَهِر يَبُوق
Jacob
يَعْقُوب
Mount Gerzim
جبل جَرْزيم
Mount of Blessing
جبل البَرَكات
Mount Herman
جبل حَرْمُون
ocean(s)
مُحيط (مُحيطات)
pool(s)
بِرْكِة (بِرَك)
salty
مالِح
shore
شاطئ
Siloam
سِلْوام
Sinai
سيناء
Sodom and Gomorrah
سُدُوم و عَمُورَة
The Nile River
نَهِر النِّيل
the sea was split
انْشَقّ البَحَر
Tigris and Euphrates
دَجْلِة و الفُرات
under sea level
تَحت مُسْتَوَى البَحِر
valley
وادي