WORD STUDY – ALL HIS HEART – כל לבו

Judges 16:18: “And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, come up at this once for he has shown me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her and brought money in their...

INTRODUCING CHAIM’S NEW BOOK

  Hebrew Word Study: Ancient Biblical Words Put into a Modern Context with the Help of the People Who Ride My Bus Hebrew Word Study Ancient Biblical Words Put Into A Modern Context is different from other Hebrew word study books as this book takes a specific...

WORD STUDY – DRAWING NEAR TO GOD – נגשׁ

Genesis 44:18: “Then Judah came near unto him, and said, ‘Oh, my Lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my Lord’s ears…’”   I read something interesting in the Talmud about this verse. The word for come near is nagash.  This has the idea of drawing...

WORD STUDY – GRANTING FAVOR – יתנ חנו

  Genesis 39:21 “But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.”   The Lord gave Joseph favor with the keeper of the prison. That is quite a statement and could be a great promise for us. Would it...

{Lessons from the Almond Tree}

Jeremiah 1:11-12 The word of the Lord came to me saying “What do you see Jeremiah?” And I said I see a rod of an Almond “saqed”  שָׁקֵד tree.  Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for I am watching “soqed” שָׁקַד, over my word to...