HEBREW WORD STUDY – PERHAPS – ‘ALI אלי Aleph Lamed Yod Genesis 24:5: “And the servant said to him, “Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I take your son back to the land from which you came?” I read something interesting in a Jewish commentary today on
HEBREW WORD STUDY – TO PRESSURE SOMEONE – NAGASH נגש Nun Gimmel Shin Genesis 18:23: “And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?” Reading from the works of Rashi, a medieval Jewish commentator I found he made an interesting observation which would be of great value to Evangelicals
HEBREW WORD STUDY – APPEAR BEFORE A SUPERIOR – ‘OLAH עלה Ayin Lamed Hei Genesis 22:2: And he said, Take now thy son, thine only [son] Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will
HEBREW WORD STUDY – CURSE – ‘AROR ארר Aleph Resh Resh Jeremiah 17:5: “Thus said the Lord; ‘Curse be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm whose heart, departeth from the Lord.” While on my journey into the heart of God, I have encountered a road sign saying Jeremiah 17:5. I
HEBREW WORD STUDY – LISTEN AND OBEY – SHAMA’ שמע Shin Mem Ayin Genesis 21:12: “And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy
HEBREW WORD STUDY – MEN & ANGELS – ISH MALEK אשה מלך Alpeh Shin Hei Mem Lamed Kap Genesis 18:2: “And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw [them], he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,”
WORD STUDY – THANKSGIVING – תודה Revelations 3:20: “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” Psalms 26:7: “That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of
QUICK WORD STUDY – HIS HEART IS NOT WITH HIM – LEVU BAL IMAKE לבו בל עמך Lamed Beth Vav Beth Lamed Ayin Mem Kap Proverbs 23:7: “For as he thinketh in his heart, so [is] he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart [is] not with thee.” Well we have
HEBREW WORD STUDY – GLORY – KABOD כבוד Kap Beth Vav Daleth Psalms 115:1: “Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, [and] for thy truth’s sake.” I remember when I was a seminary student I was reminded that I was to always respect the honor
ARAMAIC WORD STUDY – TRANSFORMATION – NSIONA נסיונא Nun Samek Yod Vav Nun Aleph James 1:2-3: “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; (3) Knowing [this], that the trying of your faith worketh patience.” I grew up on the KJV and of course as a small child, I would think
