Aramaic Word Study: Cast Out

ARAMAIC WORD STUDY – CAST OUT – (ARAMAIC) NEPHAQ – ​נפק John 6:37: “All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.” Casting out sounds so harsh and scary. I sure do not want to be cast out by God. So it is a...

Hebrew Word Study: Holy Laughter

HEBREW WORD STUDY – HOLY LAUGHTER – TSACHAQ – צחק Genesis18:12,14: “Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? (14) Is anything too hard for the Lord?” When Sarah overheard God telling...

Aramaic Word Study: Verily Verily

ARAMAIC WORD STUDY – VERILY, VERILY – Amen Amen אסנ אסנ John 12:24: “Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.” Verily, Verily many sound a bit archaic but...

Hebrew Word Study: Ground Up

ARAMAIC WORD STUDY – GROUND UP – PALAK פלכ Daniel 6:16: “The king spake and said unto Daniel: “Thy God whom thou serves continually, He will deliver you.” This portion of the Book of Daniel was written in Aramaic which is very difficult to translate into another...

Hebrew Word Study: Tender Mercies

HEBREW WORD STUDY – TENDER MERCIES – RACHAM רחמ Psalms 25:6: “Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they [have been] ever of old.” What are tender mercies? It sounds good but I really have no idea what that means. The NIV says Great...