HEBREW WORD STUDY – SHEPHERDS –רעיא

Luke 2:8 “And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.”   We hear this Christmas story so much around this time of year that we never really stop to think about it or wonder about some obvious...

WORD STUDY – SHEPHERD

Luke 2:8 “And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.”   I remember as a child in church during Christmas time singing the song, While Shepherds Washed Their Socks By Night and wondering about...

Word Study: Hiss “Sharak”

WORD STUDY – HISS Hiss – Hebrew: sharak – hiss, whistle, signal. Zechariah 10:8: “I will hiss for them and gather them for I have redeemed them.” This is really a curious passage.  The word “hiss”  is “sharak”  in Hebrew.  You may...