Hebrew Word Study – Long Life - Ha’araketh Yamim – הַאֲרַכְתָּ֖ יָמִֽים  Hei Aleph Resh Kap Taw : Yod Mem Yod Mem Scripture gives us an enigmatic command in Deuteronomy 22:2-6: ““If a bird’s nest happens to be before you along the way, in any tree or on the ground,...

  Hebrew Word Study – The Glory Has Departed - Ichabod -  אִֽי־ כָבוֹד֙ Aleph Yod  Kap Beth Vav Daleth Numbers 20:29: “And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.” Numbers 21:1: “The...

Hebrew Word Study – I Will Bless Them – Ani ‘Evavakem  -  אֲנִ֖י אֲבָרֲכֵֽם   Aleph Nun Yod   Aleph Beth Resh Kap Mem  Numbers 6:24-27- “The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: (25) The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: (26) The LORD lift up...

Hebrew Word Study – Vulnerable – Qaruv – קָרֽוֹב – Qop Resh Vav Beth  Isaiah 55:6: “Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon Him while He is near.”It used to be and still is a custom in many churches that when the Sunday morning service ends everyone goes...

Hebrew Word Study – Arise – Qum – קוּם  Qop Vav Mem Isaiah 60:1:  “Arise, shine, for your light has come and the glory of the Lord has risen upon thee.”   What probably runs through most peoples minds when they hear this verse is “Wake up, time to rise and...

Hebrew Word Study – Crown -  Nezer – נֵ֝֗זֶר Nun Zayin Resh Proverbs 27:24: “For riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure of all generations.” Revelations 2:17: “To him that overcomes will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white...

Hebrew Word Study – Swarm (Fellowship) – ‘Arob – עָרֹב  Ayin Resh Beth  Acts 2:42: “And they devoted themselves in the apostle’s doctrine and fellowship and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.”  Luke, who wrote the Book of Acts, was an extremely educated...

Hebrew Word Study –  The Four Loves – Ahav : Dod, Yichud, Racham – אַהַב  דוֹדִ יַחֵ֥ד רָחַם   II Samuel 1:26: “I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.”  Song of...

Hebrew Word Study – Proud – Gevah -  גְּבַהּ  Gimmel Beth Hei   Proverbs 16:5: “Everyone [that is] proud in heart [is] an abomination to the LORD.”  “A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course as long as you are looking down, you...

Hebrew Word Study – Distance Oneself – Sane’ שְׂנֵאֽ  Sine Nun Aleph Psalms 25:19:  “Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.”  I am now sure how many of us can relate to this Psalm when reading it at its face value.  I mean I...