Check Translations with AI
- Shamar Torah
- Sep 1
- 2 min read
Learn how to partner with ChatGPT to check your personal Hebrew translations, explore root definitions, ancient pictograph meanings, check grammatical accuracy, and stay true to textual context. This approach helps you test every word for yourself, without relying on religious filters or traditional dogma. By working this way, you can build confidence in your own study process and uncover deeper layers of meaning directly from the text.
While AI is not perfect and you do have to pay close attention, it helps to run a passage through it to check for grammatical errors when you yourself are not a native Hebrew speaker or expert. While I'm a solid translator on my own, it helps me catch my mistakes. Sometimes, ChatGPT is not correct, giving me the opportunity to explain why I am correct and teach ChatGPT where it is incorrect. It's a lot of fun, and like any tool, must be used by you - not the other way around.
Here are some AI prompts I developed that help me when using ChatGPT to check passages:
Passage prompt to give you a rough translation: do only one verse at a time.
"Can you translate all of (fill in the blank - such as Judges chapter 1:1) using an amplified format with Hebrew grammar and root words explained for context to extract a deeper connected meaning? And can the Hebrew be in italicized in only English characters so I can read along? My goal is to hunt down root words so that I can fully understand the background, culture, and minutia of the context while staying true to the correct grammar. I do not accept traditional translations. I also do not accept the New Testament, or rabbinical interpretation, please only use the Tanakh as a reference. I encourage making connections between root-words. I encourage taking into account the original pictographic meaning."
Hit enter.
Passage prompt to check a translation or passage for grammatical accuracy: Only do one verse at a time.
"Can you check this translation for grammatical accuracy, including root-word chasing for textual consistency throughout ancient Hebrew language, so that I can fully understand the background, culture, and minutia of the context while staying true to the correct meaning? I do not accept traditional translations. I also do not accept the New Testament or rabbinical interpretation -please only use the Tanakh as a reference. I encourage making connections between root-words and preserving the integrity of original ancient Hebrew. I encourage taking into account the original pictographic meaning."
Copy/paste verse to check. Hit enter.
Enjoy!
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