In the second episode of Verse Per Verse, Amichai Lau Lavie delves into one word from the second portion of the first book of the torah. In Noach, Breshit (Genesis) Chapter 6, Verse 11, the torah uses the word Hamas. Hamas is definitely a loaded word in todays world, but what does it mean? The words translations are varied. From “Violence”, to “Outrage”, “Lawlessness” to “Devine Wrath.” And in Arabic, the word has other meanings “Zeal” or as an acronym for the Islamic Resistance Movement. What can we learn about this word?