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Hebrew Word Study: Tender Mercies

HEBREW WORD STUDY – TENDER MERCIES - RACHAM רחמ Psalms 25:6: “Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they [have been] ever of old.” What are tender mercies? It sounds good but I really have no idea what that means. The NIV says Great Mercy,...

Word Study: Failed

HEBREW WORD STUDY – FAILED – KALAH  כלה Lamentations 4:17: “As for us our eyes yet failed for our vain help, in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.” In Lamentations 4:17 we see where the hearts of the people laid. The Assyrians were ready...

Aramaic Word Study: They Will Require

ARAMAIC WORD STUDY – THEY WILL REQUIRE - TAVLYN תבלינ Luke 12:20, “But God said unto him, [Thou] fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?” In the Aramaic the word tavlyn is used which literally...

Aramaic Word Study: Lawyers

HEBREW WORD STUDY – LAWYERS – SAPHRA (ARAMAIC) ספרא Luke 11:52: “Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.” Some translations says: “Woe to you experts in law,” others...

Aramaic Word Study: Wash

HEBREW WORD STUDY – WASH – (ARAMAIC) SHUG – שׁוג John 13:5: “After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples' feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.” A teacher, ruler, or master never, ever washed the feet of anyone...

Hebrew Word Study:

HEBREW WORD STUDY – TASTE DEATH – TIMA MAUTA טמא אאמט Matthew 16:28: “Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.” Jesus spoke these words in Aramaic and the Aramaic seems to...

Aramaic Word Study: Knock

HEBREW WORD STUDY – KNOCK – Naqash נצשׁ Luke 11:9: “And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” Jesus spoke this in Aramaic and the Aramaic word that is used for knock is naqash which is a word...

Hebrew Word Study: Formed

HEBREW WORD STUDY – FORMED ‘ASTAR NATSAR rca rcn נצר אצר Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I set you apart for my holy purpose. I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations." The word for formed is repeated two times in...

Hebrew Word Study: ElIpaphaz

HEBREW WORD STUDY: ELIPHAZ Job 22:29: “When men are cast down thou shalt say, there is lifting up, and he shall save the humble person.” Job 22 is the reply to Job by his friend Eliphaz. It is suggested by many that Eliphaz means God of gold. This is likely due to an...

Word Study: Turban

WORD STUDY – TURBAN – ‘EPER PE’ER ראפ אפר Isaiah 61:3: “To provide for the mourners in Zion, to give them beauty instead of ashes.” Let me show you something that is interesting. The word for beauty in Isaiah 61:3 is pe’er and the word for ashes is “’eper”. Both words...

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