Word Study: Curse

WORD STUDY – CURSE Jeremiah 17:5: “Thus said the Lord; ‘Curse be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm whose heart, departeth from the Lord.” Curse – Hebrew: ‘aror – Curse, to remove the influence of God. Thank goodness this verse was written in...

Word Study: Crown/Diadim “Nezer”

WORD STUDY – CROWN Revelations 2:17: “To him that overcomes will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receives it.” Crown – Hebrew: nezer – gemstones of...

Word Study: Place “Qom”

WORD STUDY – PLACE Genesis 28:16 “When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he said surely the Lord is in this place and I was not aware of it.” Place – Hebrew: qom – awaken, arise, place of awakening or arising The word for “place” is “qom”...

Word Study: Cup “Kavas”

WORD STUDY –  CUP Psalms 16:5 “The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and my cup, thou maintains my lot.” Psalms 23: 5b “Thou anoints my head with oil, my cup runneth over.” Cup – Hebrew: kavas – cup, pelican or stork The word...

Word Study: Hiss “Sharak”

WORD STUDY – HISS Hiss – Hebrew: sharak – hiss, whistle, signal. Zechariah 10:8: “I will hiss for them and gather them for I have redeemed them.” This is really a curious passage.  The word “hiss”  is “sharak”  in Hebrew.  You may...

Word Study: Zebulon

WORD STUDY – ZEBULON Isaiah 9:1 “Nevertheless her dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when  at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulon and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond...