HEBREW WORD STUDY – CHILDLIKE – PATAH פתה Pei Taw Hei Psalms 116:6: “The Lord preserves the simple, I was brought low and He helped me.” Psalm 116 was written after God delivered him from those who were seeking his life while he was on the run from King Saul. He is saying that God
HEBREW WORD STUDY – SERPENT NACHASH – נחש Nun Cheth Shin Numbers 21:9: “And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.” I suspect many of those who died
HEBREW WORD STUDY – AND IT CAME TO PASS VAYEHI ויהו Vav Yod Hei Vav Exodus 40:17: “And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first [day] of the month, [that] the tabernacle was reared up.” “And it came to pass.” Who pays attention to those
HEBREW WORD STUDY – DEAL BOUNTIFULLY – GAMAL גמל Gimmel Mem Lamed Psalms 13:6: “I will sing unto the Lord because He has dealt bountifully with me.” If the Lord would deal a little bountifully with me I might also do a little singing. Of course with my musical talents, or lack thereof,
HEBREW WORD STUDY – WAITING – CHAKAH חכה Cheth Kap Hei Isaiah 30:18: “And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted that he might be merciful upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment, blessed are all that wait for him.” “He
HEBREW WORD STUDY – SAY DESTROY – YO’MAR HASHAMAD יאמר השמד 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]. Deuteronomy 33:27 in our English translations gives the impression that we really worship a blood
HEBREW WORD STUDY – GOD’S DEPUTY – SAMEK – סמך Samek Mem Kap Psalms 3:4-5: “I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah. (5) I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.” “I’m just a little lamb Who’s lost in
HEBREW WORD STUDY – ALSO – GAM גם Gimmel Mem Numbers 16:10: “And he hath brought thee near [to him], and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?” I am sure many we remember the story of Korach from Sunday School. He got together a group of
HEBREW WORD STUDY – MADE – ASAH – עשה Ayin Sine Hei Psalm 121:2 My help [cometh] from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. The difficulty of translating the Hebrew into English is that many times you cannot translate a Hebrew word into English with just one English word. To keep the Bible as
HEBREW WORD STUDY – A WEARY SOUL – NEPHESH AVEPH נפש עיף Nun Pei Shin Ayin Yod Pei Jeremiah 31:25: “For I have satiated the weary soul.” “Sometimes exhausted with toil and endeavor, I wish I could sleep forever and ever. But then this reflection my longings allay, I shall be doing it one
