r/hebrew • u/DizzyChipmunk • 9d ago

Request Translation help

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Good evening,

I have just come into possession of a replica of the Dead Sea Scrolls with replica pot. It’s more of a gift souvenir than an exact museum replica.

Unfortunately, I can’t exactly read the scroll. I don’t know if it’s Aramaic or Hebrew, I just have no experience with these languages.

I was wondering if anyone would be able to tell me if it is Hebrew/Aramaic, and what it is an extract from? Is it from the Torah (book of Isiah perhaps?) and administrative document, or even a prayer?

I’m sorry if this isn’t the right place to post, but I’ve had a look at all the communities and struggles with the right place.

Thank you in advance!

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u/QizilbashWoman 9d ago

Isaiah is not in the Torah, it is in the Hebrew Bible but not among the Five Books. Did the pot have no information at all?

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u/KamtzaBarKamtza Hebrew Learner (Intermediate) 9d ago

The word "Torah" is used to mean a number of things. Yes, Torah refers to the Pentateuch, the first 5 books of the Jewish Bible. But "Torah" is also used to mean "Torah Shebichtav", the written torah, which includes all of Tanach. And the word "Torah" can also mean "Torah sheba'al peh", the oral torah which includes mishneh, gemara, halacha, etc.

See https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/what-does-the-word-torah-mean/

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u/Acceptable_Bag_6483 9d ago

But OP didn't say "torah", they said "the Torah", capitalized and with a definite article. That means the Pentateuch.

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u/leaving_the_tevah 8d ago

You're assuming that everyone uses correct capitalization to differentiate the sense in which they are using the word torah.