Bible Study Guide

 
Bible Translation
Abbreviations
American
Standard Version
ASV
Interlinear Bible:
Hebrew - Greek - English
LITV
New International
Reader's Version
NIRV
Amplified Bible
AMP
Jewish Bible - Tanakh
The Holy Scriptures
NJPS
New International
Version Bible

NIV
Bible in
Modern English
(Ferrar Fenton)
BME
King James
Version Bible

KJV
New
Jerusalem Bible
NJB
Contemporary
English Version
CEV
The Living
Bible
TLB
New King James
Version Bible Translation

NKJV
English
Standard Version
ESV
Moffatt
New Translation
MNT
New Living
Translation
NLT
Good News
Bible
GNB
New American
Bible
NAB
New Revised
Standard Version
NRSV
Holman Christian
Standard Bible
HCSB
New American
Standard Bible
NASB
Revised Standard
Version Bible
RSV
Holy Bible Original Order
Faithful Version

HBFV
New English
Bible
NEB
Young's
Literal Translation
YLT
Miscellaneous Bible
Study Abbreviations
A. D. = Latin "Anno Domini."
Used to designate years
AFTER the birth of Jesus.
 
B. C. = Before Christ.
Used to designate years
BEFORE the birth of Jesus.
 
B.C.E. = Before Common Era
(means the same as B.C.)
ca. / circa = around
 
c. = before a date, about
 
C. E. = Common Era
(means the same as A.D.)
e.g. = for example
 
ib. or ibid. = from the source
cited in the last footnote.
 
i.e. = that is; specifically
 
Letters of the
Hebrew Alphabet
Aleph א
 
Tethט
 
Ayinע
Beth ב Yodי Peפ
Gimel ג Kaphכ Tsaddiצ
Daleth ד Lamedל Kophק
He ה Memמ Reshר
Vau ו Nunנ Shinש
Zayin ז Samechס Tauת
Cheth ח       

Hebrew Letters with a Variation*

Final Kaphך
 
Final Memם
 
Final Nunן
 
Final Peף
 
Final Tsaddiץ
* These are not unique Hebrew letters per se but rather variations of existing letters. These variations are used when the letter in question (Kaph, Mem, Nun, Pe or Tsaddi) is at the end of a word.
 
Letters of the
Greek Alphabet

(left to right)
Α       α
Alpha
Β       β
Beta
Γ       γ
Gamma
Δ       δ
Delta
Ε       ε
Epsilon
Ζ       ζ
Zeta
Η       η
Eta
Θ       θ
Theta
Ι       ι
Iota
Κ       κ
Kappa
Λ       λ
Lambda
Μ       μ
Mu
Ν       ν
Nu
Ξ       ξ
Xi
Ο       ο
Omicron
Π       π
Pi
Ρ       ρ
Rho
Σ       σ
Sigma
Τ       τ
Tau
Υ       υ
Upsilon
Φ       φ
Phi
Χ       χ
Chi
Ψ       ψ
Psi
Ω       ω
Omega
 
Names of the
Biblical Hebrew Months
Normal Year
Hebrew Month Days
1. Abib or Nisan ** 30
2. Iyar 29
3. Sivan ** 30
4. Tammuz 29
5. Ab 30
6. Elul 29
7. Tishri ** 30
8. Heshvan 29 or 30
9. Kislev 29 or 30
10. Tebeth 29
11. Shebat 30
12. Adar 29
Leap (Intercalary) Year *
Hebrew Month Days
1. Abib or Nisan ** 30
2. Iyar 29
3. Sivan ** 30
4. Tammuz 29
5. Ab 30
6. Elul 29
7. Tishri ** 30
8. Heshvan 29 or 30
9. Kislev 29 or 30
10. Tebeth 29
11. Shebat 30
12. Adar I 30
13. Adar II 29
 
* A 30-day month called Adar I is added.
** Denotes month containing one of God's Feast Days.
 
Hebrew Calendar
Sacred Years
The first day of the new Biblical Hebrew Calendar sacred year
is Tishri 1 (also known as Feast of Trumpets or Rosh Hashana)
Roman Calendar
Date of Tishri 1 *
Biblical Calendar
Sacred Year
September 17th, 2012
Year 5773 begins
September 5th, 2013
Year 5774 begins
September 25th, 2014
Year 5775 begins
September 14th, 2015
Year 5776 begins
* Tishri 1 is determined each year
based on Hebrew calendar rules.
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
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