Comments on the Hebrew

1. Notice that the present tense verbs can be translated three ways: He studies, he is studying, he does study.
2. Notice that לומֵד means both “study’ and “learn’
3. Notice that the present tense verb has a vav  (הוא לומֵד) and the past tense form “he studied” is without the vav  הוּא למד.
4. In informal speech Israels use the phrase קורְאים לו to mean “his name is” It has the same meaning as שְמו “his name is”.
5. Note the prefix ה means “the” as in “the Jews” היְהוּדים. It’s the same form for all nouns whether masculine, feminine, or plural: התורה היום היְהוּדים
the torah, the day, the Jews.