Hebrew Word Study – Worshipping With Our Petitions – Nevaqeshah נבקשה Nun Beth Qop Shin Hei Ezra 8:23: So we fast and sought our God for this and He was entreated of us.” Ezra was leading the captives back to Israel after 70 years of captivity from the Assyrians and then the Babylonians. Finely
ARAMAIC WORD STUDY – THE WEDDING DANCE – CHADOTHA חדותא Cheth Daleth Vav Taw Aleph Thanks for Nothing Charles Darwin Psalms 19:9 “The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever.” I read a story in “Voice of the Martyrs” magazine about a pastor in Uzbekistan who was preaching from Hebrews 10:34. Nobody was listening
HEBREW WORD STUDY – THE LAME HORSE – YAGUN יגון Yod Gimmel Vav Final Nun Psalms 31:10, “For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.” David is saying that his life is filled with grief. Some translations say it
Hebrew Word Study – Most High – Eliyon עליון Ayin Lamed Yod Vav Nun Psalms 91:9: “Because thou hast made the LORD, [which is] my refuge, [even] the Most High, thy habitation;” The above verse cannot be read by itself. You must read the prior verses before reading this verse. Psalms 91:3-8: “Surely he shall
Hebrew Word Study – Winter חָרַף The word “winter” חָרַף when spelled in reverse is פָּרַח ,a word for “blossoming“. It is a reminder that there is a purpose to every season and that at the end of its cycle, there will be flowers that blossom and fruit that yields! Song 2:10-12 My beloved responded
Hebrew Word Study – My Shadow – Tsalal צלל Sade Lamed Lamed Is God Your Shadow? Psalms 121:5: “The LORD is your keeper; The LORD is your shade at your right hand.” Me and my shadowWe’re closer than pages that stick in a bookWe’re closer than ripples that play in a brookStrolling down the avenueWherever you find him, you’ll
Hebrew Word Study – Raised Eyebrow – Gava – גבא Gimmel Beth Aleph Will God Raise His Eyebrow For You? Matthew 22:14: “For many are called but few are chosen.” In Matthew 22 Jesus gives a parable about a king giving a wedding feast for his son. He sent out servants to invite his friends
Hebrew Word Study – Someone Else Speaking – Laimor – לאמר Lamed Aleph Mem Resh Causing God To Sing Exodus 15:1 “Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he
Hebrew Word Study – The Name – Hashem השם Hei Shin Mem Genesis 3:13-14: “And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
Hebrew Word Study – Upon the Ground Al Ha’arats – על הארצ Ayin Lamed Hei Aleph Resh Sade The Least of the Commandments Deuteronomy 22:6: “If you come across a bird’s nest beside the road, either in a tree or on the ground, and the mother is sitting on the young or on the
