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QUICK WORD STUDY – RAM IN THE THICKET
QUICK WORD STUDY – RAM IN THE THICKET – ‘AYIL BASEVAKE איל. בסבכ Genesis 22:13: “And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns.” I never really considered the significance of the ram being caught in the...
HEBREW WORD STUDY – GLEANING
HEBREW WORD STUDY – GLEANING – LAQAT לקט Deuteronomy 24:21: “When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean [it] afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. Ruth 2:23: “So she kept fast by the maidens of...
HEBREW WORD STUDY – RELIED UPON
HEBREW WORD STUDY – RELIED UPON - SHA’AN נעשׁ II Chronicles 16:7: “At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast not relied on the Lord thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand.”...
HEBREW WORD STUDY – BAD BREATH
HEBREW WORD STUDY – BAD BREATH ‘EL ZAR אל זר Psalms 81:9: “There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.” I read this verse in my Hebrew Bible before going to bed this evening and I could not sleep. It is getting very...
HEBREW WORD STUDY: BUILD
HEBREW WORD STUDY: BUILD- BANAH בנהה Psalm 127:1a A song of ascents of Solomon. Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain… “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel both. And be one traveler” Robert Frost The word Unless...
HEBREW WORD STUDY – THE MINATURE ALEPH
HEBREW WORD STUDY – THE MINATURE ALEPH ‘AVATH ‘A MINI’ATAVARI אות. א. מיניאטרי Leviticus 1:1: “And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,” You basically have two approaches to Bible Study. The first...
HEBREW WORD STUDY – LIKE A DREAM
HEBREW WORD STUDY – LIKE A DREAM Psalms 126:1: “A Song of degrees. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.” Last night I had trouble sleeping. I must have woke up four times during the night. Each time I awoke I saw Psalms...
HEBREW WORD STUDY – BROKEN BONES
HEBREW WORD STUDY – BROKEN BONES – SHEVAR ‘ATSEM שׁבר. עצמ Lamentations 3:4 “My flesh and my skin hath he made old, he hath broken my bones.” “Why not? They are the only ones who can take it.” C.S. Lewis when asked why the righteous suffer. Tradition ascribes...
HEBREW WORD STUDY – WATERMELON
HEBREW WORD STUDY – WATERMELON – BATACH בטח Proverbs 3:5-6: Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not to your own understandings. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths.” I ran across something in ancient rabbinical teaching and...
HEBREW WORD STUDY – GOD INHABITS
HEBREW WORD STUDY – GOD INHABITS YASHAV ‘EL ישׁב. אל Psalms 22:3 “But thou art holy, O thou that inhabits the praises of Israel.” KJV Psalms 22:3 “You are enthroned as the Holy one, you are the praise of Israel.” NIV Psalms 22:3: “But thou dwellest in the...


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