Hebrew Word Study – Broken Heart – Lev Shavur - לב שבור  Lamed Beth   Shin Beth Vav Resh   Genesis 1:26: “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness:” Mark 12:30-31: “And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,...

Hebrew Word Study – May Be Consumed – Tammu – תַּ֤מּוּ  Taw Mem Vav Psalm 104:35:  “Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.” I Corinthians 14:34-35: “Let your women keep silence...

Hebrew Word Study – Refresh - Ravah   רָוָה Resh Vav Hei  Jeremiah 31:25:  “I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.”Jeremiah is speaking of the future restoration of Judah after going through captivity.   The word refresh in the Hebrew is ravah which is very...

Hebrew Word Study – My Beloved – Dodi   דוֹדִ֔י  Daleth Vav Daleth Yod 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?”  Does that...

Hebrew Word Study – For the Sake of – Tachath –   תַחְתָּ֑י  Taw Cheth Taw Yod Ps 18:36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.We are not sure just what the occasion was for this Psalm.  He is obviously speaking of deliverance from his...

Aramaic Word Study – Angels Singing – ‘Amar Meleka  אמר מלכה  Aleph Mem Resh - Mem Lamed Kap Hei  Luke  2:13: “ And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,”  Growing up in a Baptist church I quickly learned...

Hebrew Word Study – Exaltation  – Gavah – גֵּוָ֑ה  Gimmel Vav Hei  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...

Aramaic Word Study – Deliver – Shazab – שְׁזַב  Shin Zayin Beth  Daniel 3:16-17: “Shadrach Meshach and Abednego answered and said unto the king,  O’ Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer you in this matter.  If it be so our God is able to deliver us from the...

Hebrew Word Study – Far Away – Rachaq – רְחַ֣ק  Resh Cheth Qop  Psalms 71:12, “O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.”  “Oh God, thy sea is so great and my boat is so small.”   Brenton Fisherman Prayer Many passages of Scripture are so clear...

Hebrew Word Study – Be At Peace  - Shakan – שְׁכָן  Shin Kap Nun  Psalm 37:3-4 “Trust in the Lord and do good, dwell in the land and cherish faithfulness.  So shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and He shall give you the desires of your heart.”“Dwell in the land…”...