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December 23, 2011 3:26 am at 3:26 am #11597481478Participant
Two word phrase: haichal Hashem, haichal Hashem, haichal Hashem heima
(that was tough!)
December 23, 2011 4:06 am at 4:06 am #11597491478Participantoops! correction for the mother of yoshiyahu: yedidya bas edya.
atalya was the mother of Yoash
December 23, 2011 4:08 am at 4:08 am #11597501478Participantalso, I don’t know about eglah but the chiram I was refering to was chirah ha’adulami, yehuda’s partner (some say chiram was only his descendant)
and if you’re talking about the eglah that ehud ben gairah killed, how is that possible?
December 23, 2011 4:32 am at 4:32 am #1159751sam4321ParticipantEglah was a wife.
December 23, 2011 4:52 am at 4:52 am #1159752OneOfManyParticipantWasn’t Eglah Michal’s nickname?
December 23, 2011 4:55 am at 4:55 am #11597531478Participantyes, you’re right. I was thinking eglon
December 23, 2011 6:04 am at 6:04 am #1159754sam4321ParticipantOg’s grandfather I believe was shemchazai (mesches niddah).
December 23, 2011 7:26 pm at 7:26 pm #1159755writersoulParticipantTHANK YOU 1478!!!
If anyone is curious, it’s in Yirmiyahu, perek zayin.
It’s not Yedidya, it’s Yedida.
I know of one other name for a wife of Dovid, but since I posted the question I’ll let you guys guess it 🙂
What were the materials in the statue Nevuchadnezar dreamed about, which body parts were made out of which, and what did each represent?
December 23, 2011 8:12 pm at 8:12 pm #1159756sam4321ParticipantMaacha
December 25, 2011 12:18 am at 12:18 am #1159757writersoulParticipantWow, sam4321- I should have thought of that one! THat’s not even the one I meant (though there are 18 so I guess it makes sense- however, I still feel stupid because the one you mentioned actually has an impact on the story in tanach and the one I mentioned didn’t.)
Which two kings of Yehuda cleaned out the Bait Hamikdash?
Which king of Yisrael caused the galus aseret hashvatim by doing something good? What did he do?
December 25, 2011 5:54 am at 5:54 am #1159758One of the chevraParticipantI asked before – WHO WAS THE SISTER OF DOVID HAMELECH??
Answer anyone??
December 25, 2011 5:57 am at 5:57 am #1159759One of the chevraParticipantanswer: TZERUYA = MOTHER of Yoav ben Tzeruya [yes! tzeruya was the MOTHER of Yoav not his father – he was called with his mother’s name because she was the sister of DOVID HYAMELECH
December 25, 2011 9:49 am at 9:49 am #1159760anon for thisParticipantnot2bright, I think the woman mentioned most frequently in nevi’im is Izevel.
December 25, 2011 11:15 pm at 11:15 pm #1159761sam4321Participantwhat was Haman’s mother’s name,Dovid Hamelech mother’s name,Shimshon’s mothers name,and Shimshons sister’s name?
December 25, 2011 11:48 pm at 11:48 pm #11597621478Participantshimshon’s mother’s name was tzlelponis. I don’t know the others.
December 25, 2011 11:50 pm at 11:50 pm #11597631478Participantwhat’s another name for nechemia- and the reason?
December 26, 2011 12:14 am at 12:14 am #1159764sam4321ParticipantZerubavel = zera bavel ,he came from bavel(the achronim talk about how can they be the same person)
December 26, 2011 12:35 am at 12:35 am #1159765writersoulParticipantHaman’s mother: Amatlai bat Orvasai (kinda creepy- same name as Avraham’s mother)
Shimshon’s sister: Nashiyin (or something similar- haven’t seen the same spelling in two places)
David’s mother: Nitzvat bat Adael
To repeat my questions:
Which two kings of Yehuda cleaned out the Bait Hamikdash? (Come on, post-9th grade girls! You know this one!)
Which king of Yisrael inadvertently caused the galut aseret hashvatim by doing something good? What did he do?
What were the materials in the statue Nevuchadnezar dreamed about, which body parts were made out of which, and what did each represent?
December 26, 2011 12:48 am at 12:48 am #1159766sam4321ParticipantWritersoul: That was the question of the gemara of the same name and the gemara answers tahor tahor,tamei tamei.
Gold head,silver chest and arms,brass stomach,legs of iron kneged the 4 exiles.
December 26, 2011 1:24 am at 1:24 am #11597671478Participantthe two kings were yoash and yoshiyahu
the name for nechemia i had in mind was hatrashasa- he was allowed to drink yayin nesech
December 26, 2011 2:58 pm at 2:58 pm #1159768writersoulParticipantAnother name of a wife of Dovid Hamelech: Avital
Give the names of at least 2 of the maids of Esther Hamalka and which day of the week they served on.
Come on, guys! More questions!
December 26, 2011 11:20 pm at 11:20 pm #1159769sam4321ParticipantWho was Devorahs husband?
December 27, 2011 1:19 am at 1:19 am #11597701478Participantbarak (lapidos)
December 28, 2011 12:05 am at 12:05 am #1159771writersoulParticipantWho was killed by a stone dropped on his head from a tower?
There are possibly multiple answers; I can think of two, one from Chumash and one from Navi.
December 28, 2011 1:40 am at 1:40 am #11597721478Participantavimelech the shofet
people building migdal bavel?
December 28, 2011 5:17 am at 5:17 am #1159773cinderellaParticipantHow many Kohanim did Shaul kill in Nov?
December 28, 2011 5:39 pm at 5:39 pm #1159774squeakParticipantCinderella, how many did he kill in Aug? FTR this is much easier to answer. 🙂
December 29, 2011 1:07 am at 1:07 am #11597751478Participantwas it 81?
how many times in torah is there a shalsheles? where? (hint: three in sefer beraishis)
December 29, 2011 2:44 am at 2:44 am #1159776writersoulParticipantI think it was 85 kohanim.
For some reason I thought it was more.
Sorry, I made a mistake about the second answer to my question. Forget it.
What was the name of the man who Meirav wanted to marry?
What was the name of the man who Shaul forced Michal to marry? What was added onto his name and why?
December 29, 2011 2:56 am at 2:56 am #1159777Sam2ParticipantWriter: I thought you were referring to Cyrano de Bergourac
Michal was forced to marry Palti and his name was changed to Paltiel because he never lived with her.
December 29, 2011 4:15 am at 4:15 am #11597781478Participanthow long and wide was galyas’s crib?
December 29, 2011 4:56 am at 4:56 am #1159779cinderellaParticipantI actually think it was 80 kohanim that Shaul killed in the city of Nov.
December 29, 2011 9:28 am at 9:28 am #1159780matsav20Memberwho is Tsillah ?
December 29, 2011 6:44 pm at 6:44 pm #1159781sam4321ParticipantWife of Lamech
December 29, 2011 6:51 pm at 6:51 pm #1159782sam4321ParticipantWho was the father of instruments?
December 29, 2011 7:24 pm at 7:24 pm #1159783Ananas12MemberDovid Hamelech ?
December 29, 2011 8:14 pm at 8:14 pm #1159784sam4321ParticipantNope,hint: sefer bereishis.
December 29, 2011 9:16 pm at 9:16 pm #1159785matsav20Memberavrohom or yitzchok ? ( the 1st instrument was the shofar , during the akeidas yitzchok )
Sam4321 – that’s it !
December 29, 2011 11:01 pm at 11:01 pm #1159786sam4321ParticipantNope,earlier
December 30, 2011 3:10 am at 3:10 am #11597871478Participantyaval or yuval i can’t remember which
December 30, 2011 3:51 am at 3:51 am #1159788sam4321ParticipantCorrect
December 30, 2011 6:20 am at 6:20 am #11597891478Participantwhich one? you didn’t answer
December 30, 2011 7:23 am at 7:23 am #1159790hello5Memberthis a gemara in meschas brochos
December 30, 2011 7:27 am at 7:27 am #1159791sam4321Participant1478: Sorry I didn’t say before, it is Yuval
December 30, 2011 8:26 pm at 8:26 pm #1159792writersoulParticipantRepeat: Who was Meirav’s husband?
Sam2: nope!
What were the names of the three most famous giants in Eretz Yisrael?
December 30, 2011 8:47 pm at 8:47 pm #1159793Sam2ParticipantReally writer? I’m pretty sure it’s a Gemara in Shabbos, I’ll look it up. I could be wrong.
January 1, 2012 12:44 am at 12:44 am #1159794writersoulParticipantOhhh sorry, Sam2! You’re probably right- I really meant the thing about Cyrano de Bergerac.
Sorry about the misunderstanding!
January 1, 2012 3:20 am at 3:20 am #1159795bekitzurParticipantMeirav’s husband = Dovid?
January 2, 2012 2:40 am at 2:40 am #1159796writersoulParticipantNope- here’s the situation:
Shaul wanted Meirav to marry Dovid. She wanted to marry someone else, so she did. Who?
January 2, 2012 3:03 am at 3:03 am #1159797cinderellaParticipantMeirav married Adriel
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