This website is committed to historical accuracy. The Bible never mentions "Hebrew" as the language spoken by the Judean | Yehudeyth (Jews) people—it mentions "Judean" (see 2 Kings 18:26-28, Isaiah 36:11-13, Nehemiah 13:24). "Hebrew" refers to Abraham's ethnic identity as a descendant of Eber, but Abraham spoke the same language as the rest of the world at that time, coming from Noah. The language of the Judean people is properly called Judean, and this site honors that truth even though using "Hebrew" would generate more search traffic.

Manakahthey is the name Itharey gives to the ancient mother language that existed before Judean—the language from the Tower of Babel era that Noah's descendants spoke. Scientists call it "Proto-Canaanite" as a placeholder, acknowledging a mother language existed but unable to name it. Abraham was alive during Noah's lifetime and spoke this universal language. Since Itharey identified the origins through primitive hand and body signs, she has named it Manakahthey (from Zephaniah 3:9-10). This language can be seen within Ancient Judean, Phoenician, Moabite, and Canaanite texts—all so similar that scholars struggle to distinguish them because they share this common origin.

After extensive research, NO other online platform exists that combines: (1) Full Ancient Judean/Paleo Hebrew script using the Manakahthey font (not modern Hebrew), (2) Instant hover-over word translation linking to Strong's numbers, (3) Three integrated lexicons (BDB, Strong's, and Itharey's etymologies) with clickable root navigation, (4) Seamless concordance linking back to Bible passages, and (5) KJV integration—all in authentic Ancient Hebrew script. Other sites use modern Hebrew characters or offer only static PDFs. This is the only comprehensive interactive Paleo Hebrew study platform online.

Itharey (עתרי בת פוצי), Daughter of the Diaspora of the Tribe of Judah, is a linguistic scholar and origin scientist of Ancient Biblical Judean. Author of "Primitive Sign Language Etymologies of Ancient Biblical Hebrew" (2020), she discovered that Ancient Hebrew symbols originate from hand and body signs, revealing why symbols combine to create words and their metaphoric meanings that bring words to life. Her work fulfills the prophecy in Zephaniah 3:9-10.

Currently, access requires support through Patreon at $21/month (patreon.com/bathyah). Supporters gain full access to the interlinear Bible with KJV, scholarly lexicons (BDB, Strong's), word lists, and ongoing additions of Itharey's groundbreaking etymological research. This support enables completion of the website. Once fully complete, the Bible will be made free to all, but the full platform with all features requires support to finish development.

The platform incorporates Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (1906), Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), King James Version (KJV), Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (OSHB) based on the Masoretic Text, and Itharey's original research on primitive sign language etymologies. All scholarly sources are properly attributed, and Itharey's additions reveal the symbolic origins of Ancient Judean letters and words that these traditional sources could not explain.

The website plans to add: (1) Complete Judean grammar lessons teaching the structure of Ancient Judean, (2) Interactive games for learning vocabulary and grammar, (3) A Judean-to-English translator tool, (4) Full integration of Itharey's primitive sign language etymologies for every word, and (5) Audio pronunciation guides. Once complete, the basic Bible will be made freely accessible while advanced features remain for supporters. Your Patreon support directly funds these developments.

LIT stands for Literal Itharey Translation. Itharey takes Judean words and identifies the best English word that expresses its literal meaning. The name also evokes "light," "knowing," and "insight"— illuminating the true meanings hidden in the ancient text through literal translation and understanding the symbolic origins of the language.

Itharey is currently updating her book for a 3rd Edition. The 2nd Edition is out of print. You can join the waitlist at /itharey/wait-list.html to be notified when the updated 3rd Edition becomes available. This new edition will include expanded research and discoveries made since the original 2020 publication.

Yes! Manakahthey LIT is the first comprehensive digital platform for the language academically coded as ISO 639-3: hbo, commonly called "Ancient Hebrew" but biblically and historically known as Ancient Judean. While linguistic databases like Ethnologue report no digital support exists for this language, this website breaks that barrier—offering full interlinear Bible texts, integrated lexicons, concordances, and etymological research all in authentic Paleo Hebrew script using the Manakahthey font. This site refuses to perpetuate the historical misnomer "Hebrew" for the language of the Judean | Yehudeyth (Jews) people, which the Bible itself identifies as "Judean" (see FAQ page for biblical references: 2 Kings 18:26-28, Isaiah 36:11-13, Nehemiah 13:24). Manakahthey LIT stands as the only interactive digital resource worldwide that accurately names and teaches Ancient Judean (hbo) in its original script.

Yes! Manakahthey LIT is designed as a Progressive Web App (PWA) that can be installed on your device. Once installed, Patreon supporters can access the interlinear Bible, lexicons, concordance, wordlists, online games and research materials offline, making it perfect for study anywhere without internet connection. The Manakahthey font displays properly in the installed app, showing authentic Paleo Hebrew script.