HEBREW WORD STUDY – THE TAIL

HEBREW WORD STUDY – THE TAIL  –  ZANAV  זנב   Deuteronomy 28:13: “And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail, and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I...

HEBREW WORD STUDY: BACKSLIDDEN

HEBREW WORD STUDY: BACKSLIDDEN –  SHUV  שׁוב   Hosea 11:7: “And my people are bent to backsliding from me though they call them to the most high, none at all will exalt him.” The syntax at the end of this verse is highly disputed.  The KJV and other translations will...

HEBREW WORD STUDY – I AM MY BELOVED 

HEBREW WORD STUDY – I AM MY BELOVED  –   ‘ANI  LADODI    אני  לדודי  Song of Solomon 7:11 – “I am my beloved’s and his desire is toward me.” Now keeping in mind that this is a metaphor of our relationship with God what does that mean “I am my beloved?”  The...

HEBREW WORD STUDY – THE SPIRIT

HEBREW WORD STUDY – THE SPIRIT – NEPHESH  נפשה   Luke 12:19:  “And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, [and] be merry”. Psalms 103:1 “A Psalm of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within...

HEBREW WORD STUDY – HIDE

HEBREW WORD STUDY – HIDE – SATHAM  סתם   Deuteronomy 31:18: “And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods.” There is a story told by Abraham Heschel a Jewish philosopher.  Abraham...

HEBREW (ARAMAIC) WORD STUDY – SON OF PEACE

ARAMAIC WORD STUDY – SON OF PEACE –  BAR SHALOMA באר  שלוםא   Luke 10:5-6: “and into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house,  and if the son of peace be there your peace shall rest upon it; if not, it shall turn to you again.”  Who would...