• Aramaic Word Study – Nurturing Love – Kasa – כִ֣סַאֹ 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.” “There is no love

  • Today’s Daily Word Study is an abridged excerpt from Chaim Bentorah’s newest book: Does The Bible Really Say That? 20 (Seeming) Biblical Contradictions Explained. Click here to learn more. Seeming Contradictions in the Bible: Let this cup pass from me Matthew 26:39: “And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed,

  • Hebrew Word Study – Like His Heart – Kilevavo כִּלְבָב֗וֹ – Kap Lamed Beth Beth Vav I Samuel 13:14: “But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.”

  • Hebrew Word Study – Sparks – Ziqah  זקה   Zayin Qop Hei Isaiah 50:11: “Behold, as all of you who kindle fire, who are surrounded in sparks, walk (a righteous walk) in the light (of) your fire in your burning. From My hand this shall be for you in pain  (so) you will lie down.” Those

  • Hebrew Word Study – Directed – Kon – Kap Vav Nun Psalms 108:1: “O God, my heart is fixed, I will sing and give praise even with my glory.”  Author’s Note:  This study is found in Chaim Bentorah’s book: A Hebrew Teacher Looks at Worship and Praise.  This book may be purchased from this website

  • Hebrew Word Study – Tasteless – Tiphelah תִּפְלָה– Taw Pei Lamed Hei Jeremiah 23:13: “And I have seen the unseemliness in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.”   I grew up in a fundamentalist Baptist church which taught that prophets no longer existed. I went through

  • ARAMAIC WORD STUDY – FRIEND – RACHAM – רחס  John 15:15: “Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.” We have friends on Facebook, we have politicians who

  • Hebrew Word Study – Contentious – Midinim    Mem Daleth Yod Nun Mem Proverbs 21:9: “[It is] better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a wide house.” Up until now, I have been addressing prayer as something personal. I believe Scripture teaches that prayer is a family

  • Hebrew Word Study – Wasted Vineyard – Shadam – Shin Daleth Mem Haggai 2:17: “I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labors of your hands; yet you turned not to me, saith the Lord?”   The Book of Haggai is an often overlooked Book of the Bible, probably

  • Hebrew Word Study – Unintentional Sin – Chatah – Chet, Teth Aleph Hei  Chata חָטָא  khaw-taw’ Genesis 4:5-7: “But unto Cain and his offering he had no respect, and Cain was very wroth and his countenance fell. And the Lord said unto Cain, “Why are thou wroth and why has thy countenance fallen?   If