Aramaic Word Study – Angel of Light – Meleka Danorhora Mem Lamed Kap Aleph Daleth Nun Resh Hei Resh Aleph II Corinthians 11:13-15: “For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. (14) And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. (15) Therefore it is no great thing
Hebrew Word Study – Move Forward – Yatz – Yod Sade Genesis 15:7 “And he said unto him, I [am] the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.” Acts 7:2-3 “And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto
Hebrew Word Study – Wax Old – ‘Athaq – Ayin Taw Qop Hei Psalms 6:7: “Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.” The Psalmist seems to be lamenting some sin he has committed but then in this verse talks about being waxed old because of his enemies.
Hebrew Word Study – One – ‘Echad – Aleph Cheth Daleth Leviticus 19:18: “Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of the people, but thou shalt love they neighbor as thyself: I am the Lord.” It is curious that this verse ends with “I am the Lord.” Why does the verse
Hebrew Word Study – Be Still – Harephu Hei Resh Pei Vav Psalms 46:10: “Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” “In silence, your ears will hear nothing, but your heart will hear the world weep.” Rabbi Abel. In a
Hebrew Word Study – Unsavory – Tapel – Taw Pei Lamed Psalms 65:2: “O you who hear prayer, to you all me will come.” This word for hear is shama and is very difficult to translate as we really do not have an all-purpose English word to convey its intent. If we render it
Hebrew Word Study – Burdened with Pain – ‘Iq Ayin Yod Qop Amos 2:12-13: “But you gave the Nazarites wine to drink and commanded the prophets, saying, ‘Prophecy not.’ Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.” Amos is a contemporary of Isaiah, Micah, and
Hebrew Word Study – Speak to Her Heart – Divaeti al Livah – Daleth Beth Resh Taw Yod Ayin Lamed Lamed Beth Hei Hosea 2:14: “Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.” I remember as a child I was so terrified that I wasn’t saved.
Hebrew Word Study – The Life – Ticheyeh – Hei Cheth Yod Yod Mem Deuteronomy 30:3,19: “That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee. (19) I call heaven and earth
Hebrew Word Study – Brother’s Keeper? Heshomer Hei Shin Mem Resh Genesis 4:9: “And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?” This Biblical phrase “Am I my brother’s keeper?” has become an idiom in our English language and is used by someone who
