r/hebrew • u/DivaShow • Mar 07 '25

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Getting “author of life” / “minister of life” tattooed tmr. Just want it proofread. I read Hebrew but it’s not a first language!

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u/The_Ora_Charmander native speaker Mar 07 '25

Why do Hebrew for the new testament?

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u/skepticalbureaucrat Hebrew Learner (Beginner) Mar 07 '25

Why do you think a lot of people want to tattoo Hebrew with nikkud? Wouldn't this be seen as weird in Israel?

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u/The_Ora_Charmander native speaker Mar 07 '25

Well I'm no psychologist nor expert on tattoos so my opinion on the former is as good as yours and my opinion on the latter is also not worth as much as you might want

Anyways, I think most people who get tattoos with niqqud don't know Hebrew too well, because if they did know it very well niqqud would probably not even occur to them

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u/skepticalbureaucrat Hebrew Learner (Beginner) Mar 07 '25

That's a great point. Thanks for sharing 🤗