WORD STUDY – TENDER EYES

WORD STUDY – TENDER EYES

WORD STUDY – TENDER EYES – ‘AYANI RAKAK  רכות עיני   Genesis 29:17 “Leah [was] tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.” You remember the story of how Jacob was fooled into marrying Leah when he was in love with Rachel. I read something in the Jewish...
ARAMAIC WORD STUDY – MANSIONS

ARAMAIC WORD STUDY – MANSIONS

WORD STUDY – MANSIONS – (ARAMAIC) אנוא John 14:2: “In my father’s house are many mansions, if it were not so I would have told you.” I once had a friend named George who was a former Greek teacher. In fact he was not only fluent in the Biblical Koine Greek but modern...
HEBREW WORD STUDY – WATCHTOWER

HEBREW WORD STUDY – WATCHTOWER

HEBREW WORD STUDY – WATCHTOWER – MIZPAH – מפה   Genesis 31:49:  It was also called Mizpah, because he said, “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other. I remember watching an old movie made during World War II called...

HEBREW WORD STUDY – PROTECTION FROM THE WORLD

HEBREW WORD STUDY – PROTECTION FROM THE WORLD – KATHENOTH  ‘OR  כתנכ עור   Genesis 3:7,21:  “Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. (21)  The LORD God made...
HEBREW WORD STUDY – MY AFFLICTION, MY DEPRAVITY

HEBREW WORD STUDY – MY AFFLICTION, MY DEPRAVITY

HEBREW WORD STUDY – MY AFFLICTION, MY DEPRAVITY – B’OUNI BONI  בעיני ביוני  II Samuel 16:11b-12:   “Let him alone, let him curse for the Lord has bidden him. It may be that the Lord will look upon my affliction and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing...