Word Study:Eat

WORD STUDY – EAT :  ‘AKAL אכל John 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. There are two possible root words, ‘alakam which...

Word Study: Weary

WORD STUDY – WEARY : APHAH עפיה Jeremiah 31:25: “I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.” God will refresh the weary? Big deal. I get home from work I am weary. I love that feeling of weariness after a hard day of work and I love those little rituals, having...

Word Study: Mighty Ones- Beni ‘elim

WORD STUDY – MIGHTY ONES  Beni ‘elim Psalms 29:1: “Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.” Who are these mighty ones who are to give strength to the Lord? There is much debate and some modern translations like the NIV will just...

Word Study:Palsy ( Aramaic) שׁרא

WORD STUDY – PALSY – (ARAMAIC) שׁרא SHERA’ Matthew 8:6-9: “And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.” Palsy in Aramaic is shera’ which means to be taken. It is the word used when a Jewish man declares that he has taken a...

Word Study : The Letter Hei ה

WORD STUDY – THE LETTER HEI  ה Matthew 7:13: “Enter ye at the strait gate for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction and many there be which go in thereat.” Rabbis in the time of Jesus would often illustrate spiritual truths using Hebrew...