Genesis 48:22: “Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.” I found something interesting when reading this verse in the Jewish Onkelos Targum.  The Onkelos Targum is the...

Hebrew Word Study - Prayer – Palal  Pei Lamed LamedNOTE: THIS IS FROM MY NEW BOOK ON PRAYER TO BE RELEASED THIS SPRING  Dear Father God; We Christians know you as Father, yet your name, the name you gave to Moses is YHWH which is in a feminine form. So, if your name...

HEBREW WORD STUDY – THE THRONE OF GRACE – KURSIA TIVOTA כורסיא טיבותא Kap Vav Resh Samek Yod Aleph Teth Yod Beth Vav Taw AlephHebrew 4:16: “Let us, therefore, come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” So,...

Hebrew Word Study – To Bend – Chapets  חפצ  Cheth Pei SadeJeremiah 9:23-24:  “Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: But let him that glorieth glory in...

Aramaic Word Study – Judicial Ruling – Nadavar: Nun Daleth Beth ReshJeremiah 33:1-3: Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying, (2) Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that...

Hebrew Word Study – Grow Old – Bilah   בלח  Beth Lamed HeiLamentations 3:4 “My flesh and my skin hath he made old, he hath broken my bones.” “Why not? They are the only ones who can take it.”  C.S. Lewis when asked why the righteous suffer. Tradition ascribes the Book...

Aramaic Word Study – Fervent – Chayl     Cheth Yod LamedMatthew 6:7: “But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.” James 5:16: “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for...

Hebrew Word Study – Laugh – Tsachaq  צחק Sade Cheth Qop    ​Genesis 18:13-14: “And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? (14) Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will...

Aramaic Word Study – Coin – Zuza  זוזא  Zayin Vav Zayin AlephIf you enjoy the Daily Word Studies and are considering giving an end-of-the-year donation, please know that we would appreciate it very much. Your donation helps this ministry more than you can imagine. As...

Hebrew Word Study – Inquire – Sha’al   שאל Shin Aleph Lamed If you enjoy the Daily Word Studies and are considering giving an end-of-the-year donation, please know that we would appreciate it very much. Your donation helps this ministry more than you can imagine. As a...