Hebrew Word Study: Esther-Hadassah: הדסה Esther 2:7 He was bringing up Hadassah, that is Esther, his uncle’s daughter, for she had no father or mother. Now the young lady was beautiful of form and face, and when her father and her mother died, Mordecai took her as his...

Hebrew Word Study – Drop – Kamar – כְּמַ֣ר Kap Mem Resh  Isaiah 40:15: “Behold, the nations [are] as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.”    The text actually reads:...

Aramaic Word Study – Do Business – Tagar -  תַּגּר   Taw Gimmel Resh  Luke 19:13: “And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.”Lately, I have been hearing certain Evangelical preachers really start hitting us...

Aramaic Word Study – Harmonious Relationship – Tamah – תֵּמהָ  Taw Mem Hei  Acts 10: 9-10: “On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour: (10) And he became very hungry, and...

Hebrew Word Study – Boast – Halel – הַלֵּ֣ל Hei Lamed Lamed  Psalm 34:2: “My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear [thereof], and be glad.”I recently thought I really had my pride under control until someone told me I was self-absorbed.  After...

Aramaic Word Study – Blinded – Da’awaro   עַוַר  Daleth Ayin Vav Ayin  John 12:40: “He hath blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, that they should not see with their eyes nor understand with their heart and be converted, and I shall heal them.”  This...

Hebrew Word Study: Gates- Shaar - shin ayin resh, שׁער Psalm 100:4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. What are these gates that the Psalmist is talking about that we are to enter with...

Hebrew Word Study – Seed of God – Jezreel – יִזְרְעֶֽאל  Yod Zayin Resh Ayin Aleph Lamed  Hosea 1:11 Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great...

Hebrew Word Study: Hand: Yad יָד Exodus 17:11 And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. This story always baffled me. The Hebrew army was in a battle against the Amalekites. Moses was on...

Hebrew Word Study – God Is Searching to Provide – Jehovah Jireh - יְהוָ֖ה יֵרָאֶֽה  Yod Hei Yod Hei   Yod Resh Aleph Hei Genesis 22:8,14: (8) “And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. (14) And...