Aramaic Word Study: Knock

HEBREW WORD STUDY – KNOCK – Naqash נצשׁ Luke 11:9: “And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” Jesus spoke this in Aramaic and the Aramaic word that is used for knock is naqash which is a word...

Hebrew Word Study: ElIpaphaz

HEBREW WORD STUDY: ELIPHAZ Job 22:29: “When men are cast down thou shalt say, there is lifting up, and he shall save the humble person.” Job 22 is the reply to Job by his friend Eliphaz. It is suggested by many that Eliphaz means God of gold. This is likely due to an...

Word Study: Turban

WORD STUDY – TURBAN – ‘EPER PE’ER ראפ אפר Isaiah 61:3: “To provide for the mourners in Zion, to give them beauty instead of ashes.” Let me show you something that is interesting. The word for beauty in Isaiah 61:3 is pe’er and the word for ashes is “’eper”. Both words...

Word Study: IRRITANTS שׁנאיאיבי

WORD STUDY – IRRITANTS SONEI OYEV שׁנאיאיבי Numbers 10:35: “And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said: Rise up Lord and let your enemies be scattered and let them that hate you flee before you.” Those who will flee from the presence of God are his...

Word Study: Peter ( Aramaic) כפא

WORD STUDY – PETER (ARAMAIC) – CEPHAS כפא John 1:42 “And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be (Aramaic uses a pefect tense – are) called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.” Peter’s given...