Hebrew Word Study – Weary – Ayeph – Ayin Yod PeiJeremiah 31:25: “For I have satiated the weary soul.” “Sometime exhausted with toil and endeavor, I wish I could sleep forever and ever. But then this reflection my longings allay, I shall be doing it one of these...

Hebrew Word Study–Worm–TolaIsaiah 41:14 Fear not, thou worm Jacob, [and] ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. Isaiah 66:24: “And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcasses of the men that have transgressed...

Aramaic Word Study – GroanJohn 11:33: “When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled.” When Jesus saw everyone weeping He groaned in His Spirit.  I was once a Junior High School teacher,...

Aramaic  Word Study – Dawn – Chashak – Cheth Shin Kap  John 3:19: “And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.” Leviticus 26:28:  “I will act with furious rage against you,...

Hebrew Word Study – Before Me – Lapanai – Lamed Pei Nun Yod  Psalms 23:5: “Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.”Author’s Note: This is Chapter 19 of Chaim’s latest book just released on...

Hebrew Word Study – Completion – Gamar – Gimmel Mem Resh  Psalms 138:8: “The Lord will perfect that which concerns me, thy mercy O Lord endures forever. Forsake not the works of thine own hands.” “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”  Charles Dickens...

Hebrew Word Study – Siege – Chanah – Cheth Nun Hei   Psalms 27:3: “Though a host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this [will] I [be] confident.”  Every modern translation I look at says the same thing, a...

Hebrew Word Study – A Correction – ‘AvarZephaniah 1:18: “Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord’s wrath. But the whole land will be devoured by the fire of his jealousy.” There was a conference in France for a large...

Aramaic Word Study – Imitate – Dama – Daleth Mem Aleph  Matthew 22:37: “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.  (38) This is the first and great commandment. (39) And the second is like...

Aramaic  Word Study – Dawn – Chashak – Cheth Shin KapJohn 3:19: “And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.” The other day, I had an old boy on my disability bus named...