by Chaim & Laura | Jan 25, 2018 | Devotionals
WORD STUDY – YADIYAD ידוד Beloved Friend Genesis 28:16: “And Jacob awoke out of his sleep and he said: ‘Surely the Lord is in this place and I knew it not.” The Hebrew word for “I knew” is yada’. This means more than just knowing, it is an intimate knowing. When we...
by Chaim & Laura | Jan 23, 2018 | Devotionals
WORD STUDY – CARPENTER (ARAMAIC) Nagara נגרא Mark 6:3: “Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.” This is an example where the translation...
by Chaim & Laura | Jan 22, 2018 | Devotionals
יפה YAPAH BEAUTIFUL Ecclesiastes 3:11: “He hath made everything beautiful in His time.” Beautiful in Hebrew is yapah. In its Semitic root it is a term used by a craftsman who carefully crafts various pieces of material to fit precisely together. It is used for...
by Chaim & Laura | Jan 19, 2018 | Devotionals
QUICK WORD STUDY – REFUGE שׁבג Psalms 9:9 “The Lord will also be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.” Refuge in Hebrew is the word shagav. It means a high place, to be raised up, set in security, to make powerful, to strengthen, strong place. It...
by Chaim & Laura | Jan 18, 2018 | Devotionals
QUICK WORD STUDY – FELLOWSHIP שׁותפ Acts 2:42: “And they devoted themselves in the apostle’s doctrine and fellowship.” The disciples spoke Aramaic and the Aramaic word they used for fellowship is shauteph which is closely related to the Hebrew word asephah. It is an...
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