Hebrew Word Study – For Me – Li – Lamed Yod Psalms 118:6: “The Lord is on my side, I will not fear what can man do unto me?” “I am not at all concerned about that…but it is my constant anxiety and prayer that I and this nation be on the Lord’s side.”
Hebrew Word Study – A Porter – Sibboleth – Samek Beth Lamed Taw Judges 12:6 Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce [it] right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of
Aramaic Word Study – Be Joyful Always – Chavav Chada’ Kulzevan – Cheth Vav Vav Cheth Daleth Aleph Kap Lamed Zayin Beth Nun I Thessalonians 5:16: “Rejoice evermore.” Author’s Note: This study is found in my Aramaic Word Study book which has many more such word studies. You may order from this
Hebrew Word Study – An Appendage – Zanav – Zayin Nun Beth Deuteronomy 28:13: “And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this
Hebrew Word Study – He Called – Vayikra – Vav Yod Qop Resh Aleph Leviticus 1:1, “The lord called unto Moses, and spoke unto him out of the tent of meeting, saying…” Rabbi Ysroel Ben Eliezer lived in the early 18th century in the area which is now know as the Ukraine. He was a
Hebrew Word Study – Distasteful – Marim – Mem Resh Mem Exodus 15:23: “And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter, therefore the name of it was Marah.” There is the story of a woman who did everything to try and please her
Hebrew Word Study – First of the First – Res’shith Bikure Exodus 23:19: “The first of the first fruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the Lord thy God, Thou shalt not seethe a yearling in his mother’s milk.” The word fruit is thrown around a lot. “By their fruits, you
Hebrew Word Study – Sojourner – Gur Genesis 23:4: “I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a burying place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.” Hebrews 11:9: “By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac
Hebrew Word Study – Eyes Opened – Galah’ Ayin Psalms 119:18: “Open my eyes that I may behold wonderful things from your law.” The word used in this verse for law is Torah. During David’s time, this was a reference to the first five books of the Bible which we call the Pentateuch. Today when
Aramaic Word Study – To Consume – ‘Ackal John 6:54: “Whosoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood will have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.” The word in Aramaic that Jesus spoke for the word eat was ‘akal. This word means your inward physical parts, like your kidneys,
