Aramaic Word Study – Judicial Ruling – Nadavar: Nun Daleth Beth ReshJeremiah 33:1-3: Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying, (2) Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that...

Hebrew Word Study – Grow Old – Bilah   בלח  Beth Lamed HeiLamentations 3:4 “My flesh and my skin hath he made old, he hath broken my bones.” “Why not? They are the only ones who can take it.”  C.S. Lewis when asked why the righteous suffer. Tradition ascribes the Book...

Aramaic Word Study – Fervent – Chayl     Cheth Yod LamedMatthew 6:7: “But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.” James 5:16: “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for...

Hebrew Word Study – Laugh – Tsachaq  צחק Sade Cheth Qop    ​Genesis 18:13-14: “And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? (14) Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will...

Aramaic Word Study – Coin – Zuza  זוזא  Zayin Vav Zayin AlephIf you enjoy the Daily Word Studies and are considering giving an end-of-the-year donation, please know that we would appreciate it very much. Your donation helps this ministry more than you can imagine. As...

Hebrew Word Study – Inquire – Sha’al   שאל Shin Aleph Lamed If you enjoy the Daily Word Studies and are considering giving an end-of-the-year donation, please know that we would appreciate it very much. Your donation helps this ministry more than you can imagine. As a...

 Romans 8:1: “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” Martin Luther suffered greatly from a guilty conscience. As a monk, he was constantly seeking out his priest to confess his...

ARAMAIC WORD STUDY – THE GIFT OF THE MAGI –  קורבגא  מגושא  Qop Vav Resh Beth Gimmel Aleph     Mem Gimmel Vav Shin AlephMatthew 2:11: “And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when...

Hebrew Word Study: Swaddling Clothes ​Luke 2:7, “And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.” Ezekiel 16:3-4, “And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem;...