Hebrew Word Study – The Master’s Hand – Yad ‘Ha’adonihem יד האדניהם Yod Daleth Hei Aleph Daleth Nun Yod Hei Mem “Psalms 123:2: “Behold as the eyes of the servant look unto the hand of their masters, and the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress: so our eyes wait upon
Aramaic Word Study – First – Qadamir קדמית Qop Daleth Mem Yod Taw I John 4:19: “We love him, because he first loved us.” This is really a curious verse, at least in our culture. In our culture, we love because… We need a reason to love someone. They do things for us, they
Hebrew Word Study – Wall – Chamah חמה Cheth Mem Hei “Isaiah 49:15-16: “Can a woman forget her suckling child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Behold, I have engraven thee upon the palm of my hand, thy walls
Hebrew Word Study – Knowing – Yada’ ידע Yod Daleth Ayin (3rd Revision) Isaiah 52:6: “Therefore my people shall know my name, Therefore they shall know in that day, that I am He that doth speak, behold it is I.” “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other
Hebrew Word Study – Froward – Patal – פתל Pei, Taw Lamed Psalms 18:26 “With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.” This is again one of those verses where translators are forced to paraphrase. I heard a linguist once say that every Bible translation is
Hebrew Word Study – Laying Seige – Chanah חנה Cheth Nun Hei Psalms 27:3: “Though a host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this [will] I [be] confident.” Every modern translation I look at says the same thing, a host encamped against me. Who knows
Hebrew Word Study – Asking For Clarification Yakah יכה Yod Kap Hei Job 13:3: “Surely I would speak to the Almighty and I desire to reason with God.” I really can’t blame Job for wanting to reason with God. After all, God can be so unreasonable at times. I know I would like to
Hebrew word study – top of the staff rosh hamatah ראה המטה resh aleph shin hei mem teth hei Genesis 47:31: “And he said swear unto me and he swore unto him, And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.” Hebrews 11:21: “By faith Jacob when he was dying blessed both
Hebrew word study – negotiating table – shulchan שלחן Shin Lamed Cheth Nun Psalms 23:5: “Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.” So here we are talking about sheep laying in a pasture beside still waters, then we are going
Hebrew Word Study – Comfort – Nacham – נחם Nun Cheth Mem Hebrew Word Study – Comfort – Nacham – נחם Nun Cheth Mem Psalms 23:4: “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.” Just
