WATERS, SEAS

WORD STUDY – WATERS, SEAS -Mayim, Yam  מי, ימ Psalms 93:4: “The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea than the mighty waves of the sea.” The sea was a place of terror to the landlocked Jewish people.  Fishermen were the ironworkers of their day....

HEBREW WORD STUDY – LACHRYMATORY

HEBREW WORD STUDY – LACHRYMATORY –    RAMA’OTHI  BANO’DAK  עתי בנאדכ   Psalms 56:8: “Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: [are they] not in thy book?” The word for bottle is bn’dk from the root word no’od which was a leather skin that...

HEBREW WORD STUDY – SEEK

HEBREW WORD STUDY – SEEK  – DARESH – דרשׁ   Isaiah 55:6: “Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon Him while He is near.” This verse has always mystified me.  I mean to seek the Lord while He may be found suggest that there will be a time He cannot be...

HEBREW WORD STUDY – A SONG OF VICTORY

HEBREW WORD STUDY – A SONG OF VICTORY – ZAMAR   זמר   Psalms 118:14: “The Lord is my strength and song and is become my salvation.” It is the word song that really captures my attention in this verse.  There are many words for song in Hebrew but the word used for song...

HEBREW WORD STUDY – SATIATED

HEBREW WORD STUDY – SATIATED   RAVAH  רבה Jeremiah  31:25:  “For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.” Do you ever feel like your soul is healing?  For years I  have tried to understand the difference between a soul and spirit...