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CHAPTER 11 LIGHT, DARKNESS, BLACK (HOLES)

CHAPTER 11

Light, Darkness, Black (Holes)

Words and phrases related to light abound in biblical Hebrew and in modern
Hebrew. In this chapter, light, lack of light (black ), and some related bizarre con-
cepts, like “created darkness” and black holes , are explored.
The related subject of “colors” is addressed in chapters 10, 12, and 15.
This chapter has three sections, corresponding to the three parts in the title.
In section 11.1, we detail how the Hebrew language regards essential proper-
ties of light by comparing two Hebrew words that share the same root but have
altogether different meanings. In section 11.2, we address how the root of “dark-
ness” is related to in different Hebrew words in the Bible. The last section, 11.3,
pinpoints an interesting, coincidental relationship between black and black holes

in the Hebrew language (whatever black holes may mean). That section will also
discuss “created darkness,” as it is bizarrely alluded to in the Bible.

11.1 “River” and “Light”

“River” and “light” do not seem, at first glance, to have anything in common. Yet
a more in-depth analysis may reveal that in view of the modern perception of light
the two may resemble one another more than initially believed.
We begin this analysis by detailing essential and defining features of “river” and

“light,” concentrating on those that the two seem to share in common.

River
• “It displays a dual behavior of both wave and a stream of particles.”
Explanation: A river is a stream of water molecules that move in a cer-

tain direction, confined by the riverbed. Although showing properties of

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