HEBREW WORD STUDY – DRINKING GOLD – YASHEQ HAZAHAV bhzh qvy Yod Shin Qof Hei Zayin Hei Beth Exodus 32:20: “And he took the calf which they had made and burnt [it] in the fire, and ground [it] to powder, and strawed [it] upon the water, and made the children of
ARAMAIC WORD STUDY – STRENGTH, POWER – CHAYL חיל Ephesians 6:10: “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.” Ok, maybe I am being a little Aspie here but is not strength, power and might all the same thing? Obviously not. We are to be strong, using the power
HEBREW WORD STUDY – MY ENEMIES – ‘AYIV TSARI איב צרי Psalms 13:4: “Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; [and] those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.” Most Christians are familiar with the Hebrew poetry discipline known as a couplet where something is repeated using two different words. The
HEBREW WORD STUDY – THE COCK CROWS קרא תרנגלא Matthew 26:34, “Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.” The Talmud teaches that the third hour is the hour of the rooster’s crow. The sixth hour is the time
HEBREW WORD STUDY – NO GREEN – YEREQ LO ירק לא Isaiah 15:6: “For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate, for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.” I took a walk in the park today as I was really feeling low. But being February, there was
HEBREW WORD STUDY – LABOR NOT – ‘AL TIG אל. תיגע Pr 23:4 . Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. Proverbs 23:4-5: “Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. (5)Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for [riches] certainly make themselves wings; they
ARAMAIC WORD STUDY – WASHING HANDS – SHUG ‘AIDA שׁוג אידא Matthew 15:2: “Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.” In Matthew 15 the Pharisees accused Jesus of violating the Tradition of the Fathers by not instructing His disciples to wash their hands
HEBREW WORD STUDY – DIE IN THE MOUNT – MOTH BAHAR מת בהר Numbers 20:25-26: “Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor: (26) And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered [unto his people], and shall die there.” Deuteronomy
HEBREW WORD STUDY – SIN LIES AT THE DOOR – LAPETHACH CHATA’TH ROBETS ל פתח חתאת רבצ Genesis 4:5-7: “But unto Cain and his offering he had no respect, and Cain was very wroth and his countenance fell. And the Lord said unto Cain, “Why are thou wroth and why has thy countenance fallen? If thou
HEBREW WORD STUDY – LIFE’S PURPOSE – OREKE YAMIM ארכ ימימ Psalms 91:16: “With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.” I have often had a problem with this verse. It appears from reading this verse in every modern translation and commentaries that if we trust God, keep our eyes on Him,
