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First of all, the way this word is written is Hebrew is
. That happens to be the EXACT same was Muhammad’s name is written in Hebrew. Let’s look at the spelling of this word…
It has four characters. Going from right to left they are…
Now, when writing in Hebrew, there is no difference between the word <i>mahmad </i>(
) and Muhammad (). The only difference is in the vowels used when pronouncing this word (). Hebrew is an ancient language, and there are no vowels. It is made up of 22 consonants. In ancient times, the reader decided on his own which vowels to add in. It was not until the 8th century that vowels were introduced, in the form of dots and lines. However, this has nothing to do with real Hebrew. The word <i>mahmad </i>() in ancient times would most likely have been pronounced “mahamad”.According to Ben Yehuda’s Hebrew-English Dictionary,
is correctly pronounced “mahamad” (not mahmad) which is very close to Muhammad.
Ben Yehuda’s Hebrew-English Dictionary defines “” as “lovely, coveted one, precious one, <u>praised one</u>”. The correct way to say “praised one” in Arabic is Muhammad, so this is the same word!As was stated before, the name Muhammad (
) and the word <i>mahmad </i>() are spelled exactly the same way in Hebrew, and both have the same meaning. The only reason they are pronounced different is because of vowels (dots and lines) introduced in the <b>eigth</b> century.The Hebrew word for praised one is
The Hebrew word for Muhammad (the Arabic Prophet) is
In conclusion, if Songs of Solomon chapter 5 is discussing a man to come after that time, it is without a doubt Muhammad, as it even mentions his name. Any Christian who believes Jesus is the Messiah, and believes that books were sent down by God after the TaNaKh (Jewish Bible), then surely they should take into account what they just read here, and consider the Qur’an before making a decision.
Hi BD,
The word (מַחֲמַדִּים) is an adjective and not a noun.
And you are leaving off the ending (ים) of the word?I suggest you watch the videos – to see what the text is actually talking about.
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