• Hebrew Word Study –  The Four Loves – Ahav : Dod, Yichud, Racham – אַהַב  דוֹדִ יַחֵ֥ד רָחַם   II Samuel 1:26: “I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.”  Song of Solomon 6:3: “I am my beloved’s, and my

  • Hebrew Word Study – Proud – Gevah –  גְּבַהּ  Gimmel Beth Hei   Proverbs 16:5: “Everyone [that is] proud in heart [is] an abomination to the LORD.”   “A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above

  • Hebrew Word Study – Distance Oneself – Sane’ שְׂנֵאֽ  Sine Nun Aleph Psalms 25:19:  “Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.”   I am now sure how many of us can relate to this Psalm when reading it at its face value.  I mean I really don’t know

  • Hebrew Word Study – Carefully Observe – Zarith  – זֵרִ֑יתָ  Zayin Resh Yod Taw Psalms 139:3 “You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.”   I fled Him down the nights and down the daysI fled Him down the arches of the yearsI fled Him down the

  • Hebrew Word Study – And He Met – Vayikra – וַיִּקָּ֥ר Vav Yod Qop Resh  Numbers  23:4, “And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon [every] altar a bullock and a ram.”   Interestingly, the Bible says God met Balaam.  The word that is

  • Hebrew Word Study – And He Met – Vayikra – וַיִּקָּ֥ר Vav Yod Qop Resh  Numbers  23:4, “And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon [every] altar a bullock and a ram.” חזא It is interesting that the Bible says God met Balaam.  The

  • Hebrew Word Study – Words of the Mind – ‘Amar –  אמֶר    Aleph Mem Resh  Deuteronomy  33:27 The eternal God [is thy] refuge, and underneath [are] the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy [them].   Yesterday I watched a movie and found I still

  • Hebrew Word Study – Not Distant –   Lo Tirechaq   אַל־ תִּרְחַ֣ק  Aleph Lamed    Taw Resh Cheth Qop Psalms 71:12, “O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.” “Oh God, thy sea is so great and my boat is so small.”   Brenton Fisherman Prayer Many

  • Hebrew Word Study – Enlarge My Heart – תַרְחִ֣יב לִבִּֽי  Taw Resh Cheth Yod Beth  Lamed Beth Yod Psalms 119:32:  “I will run the way of thy commandments when thou shalt enlarge my heart.”     As we all know, Psalms 119 is written in an acrostic poetical style.  In other words, David has taken this

  • Hebrew Word Study – Duplicate – Mashal – טשׁל Mem Shin Lamed Genesis  3:16:   “Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow, thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire [shall be] to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.” I was taught that Genesis