{Word Study} My Lord My God

by | Nov 19, 2012 | JotsAndTittles

WORD STUDY:  MY LORD AND MY GOD John 20:28: “And Thomas answered and said unto him: My Lord and my God.” My Lord and My God – Hebrew: adoni alei,  Aramaic: dari alahi.  Idiomatic expression of endearment – My dearest. The passage in John...

{Word Study} Yea (Yes)

by | Nov 17, 2012 | JotsAndTittles

WORD STUDY – YEA (YES) Matthew 5:37: “But let your communication be Yea, yea; Nay nay for whatsoever is more than these comes of evil.” Yes – Aramaic: ‘iy,  Yes. When I read the Aramaic I transliterate it from the Aramaic Script to the Hebrew Script...

{Word Study} To See “Nihzon”

by | Nov 15, 2012 | JotsAndTittles

WORD STUDY – TO SEE Matthew 5:8: “Blessed are those who are pure in heart for they shall see God.” To See: Aramaic – nihzon: experience, to see beyond normal perception. To see colors of emotions. God has no body and is invisible, so how can we “see Him.”   “Seeing...

{Word Study} Poor (In Spirit)

by | Nov 13, 2012 | JotsAndTittles

{WORD STUDY} – POOR (IN SPIRIT) Matthew 5:3: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Poor – Greek: ptochos from the root ptoeo or pipto – a beggar, one who is destitute, a pauper, Spiritually poor, humble, devout. Aramaic –...

{Word Study} Insight “Bin”

by | Nov 11, 2012 | JotsAndTittles

WORD STUDY – INSIGHT I Chronicles 12:32: “And the children of Issachar which were men that had understanding of the times to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred and all their brethren were at their command.” “Many...

{Word Study} Wicked “Rasha”

by | Nov 9, 2012 | JotsAndTittles

WORD STUDY: WICKED Isaiah 5:23: “Which justify the wicked for the reward and take the righteousness from the righteous from him.” Wicked – Hebrew: rasha – A term used for merchants who use false balances The NIV probably has the clearest...