Hebrew Word Study – Profane - Chalal – חלל Cheth Lamed LamedEzekiel 36:21: “Therefore say unto the house of Israel, thus says the Lord God, I do not this for your sakes O house of Israel, but for mine holy names sake which you have profaned among the heather, whether...

Hebrew Word Study – Box Cars – Dalal דלל  Daleth Lamed Lamed Psalms 41:1 “To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.  Blessed [is] he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. I read through the first few verses of this Psalm and I mean if...

Hebrew Word Study – Holiness – Qodesh  קדש Qop Daleth ShinLeviticus 19:2: “Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel and say unto them, you shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am holy.” Back in the sixties there was TV program known as The Man From...

Aramaic Word Study - Darkness – Choshuka חשוכא   Cheth Shin Vav Kap Aleph    Note: This Study Is Found in My Aramaic Word Study book which may be purchased on this website. Matthew 8:12: “But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there...

Hebrew Word Study – Mind  - Yetsar יצר Yod Samek ReshIsaiah 26:3: “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trust in you.” The other day I had Old Ben on my disability bus. Old Ben is well into his 80’s and when he got on I had my...

Hebrew Word Study – The Heart of the Fire – Belavat Esh  בלבת אש  Beth Lamed Beth Taw  Aleph ShinExodus 3:2: “And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the...

Aramaic Word Study – Take Up Snakes Chauuta Nashaqalun  חוותא נשקלון Cheth Vav Vav Taw Aleph   Nun Shin Qop Lamed Vav NunMark 16:18: “They shall take up serpents.” “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in our philosophies.”...

Hebrew Word Study – Perplexed – Bosh – בוש Beth Vav Shin Psalms 25:2 “O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.” When I see the word “ashamed” I think of being embarrassed. You may be embarrassed about losing a job and...

Hebrew Word Study – Top of His Staff Genesis 47:31: “And he said swear unto me and he swore unto him, And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.”   Hebrews 11:21: “By faith Jacob when he was dying blessed both the sons of Joseph and worshipped upon the top of his...

Aramaic Word Study – The Deep Mysteries of God – Araza  ארזא  Aleph Resh Zayin AlephI Timothy 3:9: “Holding the mysteries of the faith in pure conscience.” It seems like every Bible student, pastor and teacher has chimed in on this verse with their idea of what the...