HEBREW WORD STUDY – FEATHERS AND WINGS – ‘Ebar Kanaph אבר כנף Psalms 91:4: “He shall cover thee with his feathers and under his wings shalt thou trust. His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.” The word here for feathers is ‘ebar which is often associated with the feathers of a dove, although I have found
Psalms 91:4: “He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth [shall be thy] shield and buckler.” So what is a shield and buckler? What is truth? The word used in the Hebrew for truth is ‘emeth. This word is most often used to express the idea
Psalms 91:4: “He shall cover thee with his feathers and under his wings shalt thou trust. His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.” It is interesting that in many species of birds both the male and female will cover their chicks with their feathers and wings. It is not just the mother bird.
