how to say “rebels” in Hebrew
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This Ancient- and Modern-Hebrew word first appears in the Biblical story of אַבְרָם – Abram (before he was renamed אַבְרָהָם –Abraham) fighting the four kings:
– Abram (before he was renamed אַבְרָהָם –Abraham) fighting the four kings:שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה עָבְדוּ אֶת כְּדָרְלָעֹמֶר וּשְׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה מָרָדוּ
Twelve years they were slaves to Chedorlaomer, and thirteen years they rebelled.
(בְּרֵאשִׁית יד,ד – Genesis 14:4)
The word לִמְרוֹד means to rebel. It’s an active-simple verb of the root מ.ר.ד (m.r.d). Like any proper Hebrew verb, it generates what linguists call participles – the types of verb that can also double as adjectives or adverbs… or even nouns.
means to rebel. It’s an active-simple verb of the root מ.ר.ד (m.r.d). Like any proper Hebrew verb, it generates what linguists call participles – the types of verb that can also double as adjectives or adverbs… or even nouns.
To illustrate, הוּא מוֹרֵד means he is rebelling. But it also means he is a rebel (this particular participle isn’t used an adjective or adverb).
means he is rebelling. But it also means he is a rebel (this particular participle isn’t used an adjective or adverb).An example in context:
אַסַד לֹא אוֹהֵב אֶת הַמּוֹרְדִים.
Assad doesn’t like the rebels.
A rebellion or revolt is a מֶרֶד .
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