Word Study: Weeping “Bakah”

WORD STUDY – WEEPING Weep – bakah:  Weep, mourn, lament. II Kings 8:11: “And the man of God wept.” John 11:35: “Jesus wept” The Hebrew word bakah has its origins in the picture of dropping or dripping of water as in tears flowing from one’s...

Word Study: Gird “Azar”

WORD STUDY – Gird Gird – Hebrew: “azar” – To bind, to gird, girdle, belt Psalm 18:32: “It is God that girdeth me with strength, and makes my way perfect.” If you are following my “cliff hanger” adventure series: Through the Daleth...

Word Study: YHWH (God)

WORD STUDY – YHWH YHWH – Hebrew: God Jehovah The word YHWH expressing the name of God in Hebrew is built on three words; hayah which means “was,” hoveh which means “is” and yiheyeh which means “will be.”   This is to say that  God...

Word Study: Willing

WORD STUDY – WILLING Willing – Hebrew: ‘avah – willing, incline, desirous, wishing. Isaiah 1:19: “If you be willing and obedient, you will eat the good of the land. “One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.”  Dietrich Bonhoffer The word for “willing”...

Word Study: Gold

WORD STUDY – GOLD (ORNDAMENTAL GOLD) Gold – Hebrew Pazaz:  refining, purifying, refined gold, refined gold used for jewelry or ornamental purposes Hebrews 4:12: “For the word of God is quick, powerful, sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the...

Word Study: Wait

WORD STUDY – WAIT Isaiah 40:31: “But they that wait upon the Lord will renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint.” Wait – Quavah: to bind, to wind, twist, to be...