Hebrew Word Study –  A Threefold Cord – Hachut Hameshulash - הַחוּט֙ הַֽמְשֻׁלָּ֔שׁ Hei Cheth Vav Teth    Hei Mem Shin Lamed Shin Ecclesiastes 4:12:  “And if one prevails against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”There is a...

Hebrew Word Study  – Leaning – Sha’an – שען   Shin Ayin Nun Proverbs 3:5: “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”   I believe I have spent almost a lifetime studying this verse and I am continually finding something...

Hebrew Word Study – And Called -  Vayakra -  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 Ukraine. ...

Aramaic Word Study – Save Now –‘Oshanna’ – אוּשַׁענָא  Aleph Vav Shin Ayin Nun Aleph Psalms 118:25:  “Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.” Matthew 21:9: “And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying,...

Aramaic  Word Study – Palm Branches– Lulav – לוּלָב  Lamed Vav Lamed Vav John 12:13:  “Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed [is] the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.”    The people cried Hosanna...

Aramaic Word Study – A  Colt – ‘Ila’  עִילָא  Ayin Yod Lamed Aleph  Matthew 21:2: “Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.”Yesterday was Palm Sunday...

Hebrew Word Study - Passover - Pesach - פֶסַח  Pei Samek Cheth    Luke 22:19- 20: "And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. (20) Likewise also the cup after...

Aramaic Word Study – Break – Qatsa’קצע    Qop Sade Ayin I Corinthians 11:24: “And when he had given thanks, he brake [it], and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.” Leviticus 14:34: “When you come into the land of...

Hebrew Word Study – Profane – Chalal – חִלְּל֙  Cheth Lamed Lamed  Ezekiel 36:21: “Therefore say unto the house of Israel, thus says the Lord God, I do not this for your sakes O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake which you have profaned among the heather,...

Hebrew Word Study – Plain Path  בְּאֹ֣רַח מִישׁ֑וֹר  Beth Aleph Resh Cheth    Mem Yod Shin Vav Resh Psalms 27:11: “Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.”I recall many years ago praying the following prayer: Oh Lord: I am...