Lesson 9 | Stems
Song: הִגִּיד לְךָ אָדָם
In Micah 6, Yahweh rebukes his people for turning away from him, their Redeemer (v. 1-5). How should they respond to him? Micah answers: not with mere physical offerings (v. 6-7) but with justice, steadfast love, and humble nearness to him (v. 8).
This is one of the most famous verses in the Hebrew Bible, and now you get to learn how to sing it in Hebrew!
You know nearly all of the words in the song, but there are some that appear fewer than 100 times in the תנ״ך and so have not been in your vocab. Click words you do not know below, then listen to the song again.
Practice
There is one perfect verb in this verse. Let’s analyze it.
Is it derived from a hollow verb?
Does its root begin or end with a weak letter?
Highlight and zigzag it in the passage above according to its aspect and stem.