Hebrew Word Study – Camped – Chanah – Cheth nun Hei Exodus 19:2  “For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come [to] the desert of Sinai, and they camped in the wilderness, and there Israel camped before the mount.”I was reading in Exodus this morning in my...

Aramaic Word Study – Kiss – Nashaq – Nun Shin Qop Luke 22:48: “But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?” Genesis 33:4: “And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.”The word kiss in...

Hebrew Word Study – Nursing Mother – Amen – Aleph Mem Nun  Genesis 15:6: “And he (Abraham) believed the Lord and He counted it as righteousness.” ​  The Talmud teaches that trusting in God is more important than anything else.  One may keep all the laws of Torah,...

Hebrew Word Study – To Lie Down – Rabatz – Resh Beth Sade Psalms 23:2: “He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.”Note: This is a study that will be found in my newest book A Hebrew Teacher Examines Psalms 23 Word by Word. It...

Aramaic Word Study – Get Thee Behind Me - Labasatari – Lamed Beth Samek Teth Resh Yod Matthew 16:23: “But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offense unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of...

Hebrew Word Study – Peculiar Treasure – Segal  Samek Gimmel Lamed Exodus 19:5:  Now therefore if you will obey my voice indeed and keep my commandments, Then, you will be a peculiar treasure unto me above all the people, for all the earth is mine.”Note: This is taken...

Hebrew Word Study – A Fiery Sword – Lamed Hei Teth  Genesis 3:24: “He drove the man out, and stationed East of Eden the Cherubim and the fiery ever-turning sword, to guard the way to the tree of life.” ​Ok, maybe it is just me. I’m an Aspie (Asperger’s Syndrome) which...

Hebrew Word Study – Deny – Kaphar – Kap Pei Resh Matthew 26:34, “Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.”  The Talmud teaches that the third hour is the hour of the rooster’s crow. The sixth...

  Hebrew Word Study – Over or Upon – ‘Al: Ayin Lamed Psalms 103:13:  “Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.”There are a few little nuances in this verse that many would feel are unimportant.  Yet, when you are seeking the...