Hebrew Word Study – Brother’s Keeper?   Heshomer    Hei Shin Mem Resh Genesis 4:9: “And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?” This Biblical phrase “Am I my brother’s keeper?” has become an idiom in our...

Hebrew Word Study – Way – Derek – Daleth Resh KapPsalms 25:4a “Show me your ways,”  This seems to be a common heart felt cry for many Christians. We really just want to be sure we are in the center of God’s will, and like the Psalmist, we are crying out to God to just...

Hebrew Word Study – Confide – Sod – Samek Vav Daleth Psalms 25:14: “The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.”  KJV Psalms 25:14: “The LORD confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them.” Many years...

Hebrew Word Study – Unsavory –  Tapel - Taw Pei LamedPsalms 65:2: “O you who hear prayer, to you all me will come.” This word for hear is shama and is very difficult to translate as we really do not have an all-purpose English word to convey its intent.   If we render...

Hebrew Word Study – Burdened with Pain – ‘Iq   Ayin Yod Qop Amos 2:12-13: “But you gave the Nazarites wine to drink and commanded the prophets, saying, ‘Prophecy not.’  Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.” Amos is a...