HEBREW WORD STUDY – FOLLOW – LAKAH ‘ACHAR לכה אחר Lamed Kap Hei Alpeh Chet Resh Matthew 22:21-22: “They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s. (22) When they had heard [these words], they marveled, and
ARAMAIC WORD STUDY – ALLOW – YAHAV יהב Yod Hei Beth Matthew 22:21-22: “They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s. (22) When they had heard [these words], they marveled, and left him, and went their
ARAMAIC WORD STUDY – ELI ELI LAMA SABACHTHANI Aleph Yod Lamed Aleph Yod Lamed Lamed Mem Nun Aleph Shin Beth Qop Taw Nun Yod Matthew 27:46: “And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying ‘Eli, Eli Lama Sabachthani?’ that is My God, My God, why hast thou
WORD STUDY – IT IS FINISHED – (Aramaic) Mem Shin Lamed Mem Luke 23:28: “But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.” John 19:30: “When Jesus, therefore, had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and
WORD STUDY: THIS CUP – הכא כס Hei Kap Aleph Kap Samek Aleph Matthew 26:39: “And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.” I recently read where our
HEBREW WORD STUDY – UNICORN – TACHASH תחש Taw Cheth Shin Exodus 25:5: “And rams’ skins dyed red, and badgers’ skins, and shittim wood” Exodus 26:14: “And thou shalt make a covering for the tent [of] rams ‘skins dyed red, and a covering above [of] badgers ‘skins. Numbers 23:22: “God brought them out of Egypt;
HEBREW WORD STUDY – BONDING – TETZAVEH – תצוה Taw Sade Vav Hei Exodus 27:20: “And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always.” I read this passage in preparation for my Weekly Torah Portion class for those
HEBREW WORD STUDY – MESSIAH – MESHACH – משׁח Amos 9:11: “In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:” I took the day off work
HEBREW WORD STUDY – PALM BRANCHES LULAV – לולב John 12:13: “Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed [is] the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.” The people cried Hosanna which is really a Greek transliteration of the Aramaic Hoshanna which
HEBREW WORD STUDY – WITHIN YOU – BETOKAM בתוכם Beth Taw Vav Kap Mem Exodus 25:8: “And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.” As I started to prepare for my Weekly Torah Portion Study for this week, I was disheartened to find it was all about the tabernacle. I
