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
Hebrew word study – staff – mish’enah משענה mem shin ayin nun hei Psalms 23:4: “Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” Tradition and most of our Christian commentators tell us the
Hebrew Word Study – Service – ‘Evod עבד Ayin Beth Daleth Numbers 4:47: “From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, everyone that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation,” There is something very curious in the Hebrew on
Hebrew Word Study – Righteous Man – Zakkai זכי Zayin Kap Yod Proverbs 11:28: He that trust in his riches shall fall, but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.” This verse makes a curious contrast. It tells us that those who trust in riches will fall while the righteous will flourish. The natural conclusion
