ARAMAIC WORD STUDY – Violence – Hatara (This Word Study is excerpted from Chaim Bentorah’s book: Aramaic Word Study: Exploring The Language Of The New Testament) Matthew 11:12: “And from the days of John the Baptist until the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.” Micah 2:12-13: “I will surely
Aramaic Word Study – Paradise – Paradesia פרדיטא Pei Resh Daleth Yod Teth Aleph II Corinthians 12:3-4: And I know such a man—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows. (4) How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful
ARAMAIC WORD STUDY – LUST – RIGGATHA רגיגתא Resh Gimmel Yod Gimmel Taw Aleph Romans 1:24: “Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:” “The lust of their own hearts.” Today I was grocery shopping and I was drawn to the
HEBREW WORD STUDY – TRY ME – BACHANI בחני Beth Cheth Nun Yod Psalms 139:23: “Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me and know my thoughts: David gives this statement in Psalms 139:23 right after telling the Lord he hates those who hate God. I did a study on this passage a
Matthew 19:9: “And I say unto you, whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committed adultery: and whoso married her which is put away doth commit adultery.” KJV Matthew 19:9 “I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and
Matthew 1:18. “Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.” There is the general belief that the name Mary in the Hebrew is Miriam. The problem with this is that
Last week I shared from Psalm 119 (which is arranged in an acrostic style) with a verse that starts with the letter Aleph (א) and this week I’m going to continue with the letter Bet(ב). Psalm 119:10 With all my heart I have sought Thee; Do not let me wander from Thy commandments What’s interesting about this first word with all (בכל) is that though it means
Matthew 4:1: “Then was Jesus led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.” Every modern translation I read renders the Greek word peirazo as tempt as well they should as that is what it means. But in the ancient Greek, as used in the Septuagint it was also used
John 14:27, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you: not as the world gives, give I to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” I have heard numerous sermons on this passage in my lifetime and they all seem to interpret this passage as Jesus
Matthew 16:24: “Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” Practically every modern translation I read will render this as “let him deny himself.” The only exceptions are Young’s Literal Translation which says, “Let him disown himself,”
