Hebrew Word Study – Words of the Mind – ‘Amar –  אמֶר    Aleph Mem Resh  Deuteronomy  33:27 The eternal God [is thy] refuge, and underneath [are] the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy [them].  Yesterday I...

Hebrew Word Study – Not Distant -   Lo Tirechaq   אַל־ תִּרְחַ֣ק  Aleph Lamed    Taw Resh Cheth Qop Psalms 71:12, “O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.”“Oh God, thy sea is so great and my boat is so small.”   Brenton Fisherman Prayer Many...

Hebrew Word Study – Enlarge My Heart – תַרְחִ֣יב לִבִּֽי  Taw Resh Cheth Yod Beth  Lamed Beth Yod Psalms 119:32:  “I will run the way of thy commandments when thou shalt enlarge my heart.”    As we all know, Psalms 119 is written in an acrostic poetical style. ...

Hebrew Word Study – Duplicate – Mashal - טשׁל Mem Shin Lamed Genesis  3:16:   “Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow, thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire [shall be] to thy husband, and he shall rule over...

Hebrew Word Study – And He Shall Return – Veshab – וְשָׁ֗ב  Vav Shin Beth  Deuteronomy  30:3, “That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath...

Hebrew Word Study – Devious – ‘Iqqesh – עִ֝קֵּ֗שׁ  - Ayin Qop Shin Psalms 18:26 “With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.”This is again one of those verses where translators are forced to paraphrase.  I heard a...

Hebrew Word Study – Bosom – Cheyaq –   חֵיקִ֥  Cheth Yod Qop Luke 16:22, “And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried.” Psalms 35:13, “But as for me, when they were sick, my...

Hebrew Word Study – A Measuring Tape – Hachut Hameshulash -  הַחוּט֙ הַֽמְשֻׁלָּ֔שׁ  Hei Cheth Vav Teth     Hei Mem Shin Lamed Shin Ecclesiastes 4:12:  “And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”There is a...

Quick Word Study – An Illusion – Lahat Hakarav     לַ֤הַט הַחֶ֙רֶב֙ – Lamed Hei Teth    Hei Cheth Resh Beth   Genesis 3:24: “He drove the man out, and stationed East of Eden the Cherubim and the fiery ever-turning sword, to guard the way to the tree of life.”Ok, maybe...

Hebrew Word Study – A Lamb that Goes Ba – Qol – קול - Qop Vav Lamed Psalms 3:4: “I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.”This cry came during one of the lowest most trying and sorrowful times of David’s life.  His own beloved...