Hebrew Word Study – An Appendage – Zanav – Zayin Nun Beth Deuteronomy 28:13: “And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I...

Hebrew Word Study – He Called – Vayikra – Vav Yod Qop Resh Aleph Leviticus 1:1, “The lord called unto Moses, and spoke unto him out of the tent of meeting, saying…”  Rabbi Ysroel Ben Eliezer lived in the early 18th century in the area which is now know as the...

Hebrew Word Study – Distasteful – Marim – Mem Resh Mem Exodus 15:23: “And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter, therefore the name of it was Marah.”  There is the story of a woman who did everything to try and...

Hebrew Word Study – First of the First – Res’shith BikureExodus 23:19:  “The first of the first fruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the Lord thy God, Thou shalt not seethe a yearling in his mother’s milk.” The word fruit is thrown around a lot.  “By...

Hebrew Word Study – Sojourner – GurGenesis 23:4: “I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a burying place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.” Hebrews 11:9: “By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange...

Hebrew Word Study – Eyes Opened – Galah’ AyinPsalms 119:18: “Open my eyes that I may behold wonderful things from your law.” The word used in this verse for law is Torah.  During David’s time, this was a reference to the first five books of the Bible which we call the...

Aramaic Word Study – To Consume – ‘AckalJohn 6:54: “Whosoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood will have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.” The word in Aramaic that Jesus spoke for the word eat was ‘akal.  This word means your inward physical...

Hebrew Word Study – Restrain – Ga’ar Genesis 37:2a, 3a: “These are the generations of Jacob… (3a) Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age:” In this passage on the story of Jacob and Joseph, we find in verse 2 of...

Hebrew Word Study – Be Focused – Chazak – Cheth Zayin KapJoshua 1:9: “Have not I commanded thee?  Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord they God is with thee withersoever thou goest..” The nation of Israel has now...

Hebrew Word Study – Eternity – ‘OlamEcclesiastes 3:11: “He hath made everything beautiful in its time (season), also he has set the world (eternity) in their hearts, so that no man can find out the work that God made from beginning to end.” “Grow old with me, the best...