Hebrew word study  - staff  - mish’enah משענה  mem shin ayin nun heiPsalms 23:4: “Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” Tradition and most of our Christian...

Hebrew Word Study – Service – ‘Evod  עבד Ayin Beth DalethNumbers 4:47: “From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, everyone that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation,” There is...

Hebrew Word Study – Righteous Man – Zakkai  זכי Zayin Kap YodProverbs 11:28: He that trust in his riches shall fall, but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.”   This verse makes a curious contrast.  It tells us that those who trust in riches will fall while the...

Aramaic  Word Study – Yoke – Nari  נירי Nun Yod Resh YodMatthew 11:28-29: “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (29) Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your...

Hebrew Word Study – A Pledge – shel  שאל  Shin Aleph LamedJohn 14:13-14, “And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask anything in my name, I will do [it].” What could be more clear?  If you ask...

Hebrew word study – petitions – sha’al   שאל shin aleph lamedPsalms 20:5: “We will rejoice in thy salvation and in the name of our God, we will set up our banners and the Lord will fulfill all thy petitions.” This Psalm was written just before David went to war...

Hebrew word study – stand – ‘amad  עמד Ayin Mem DalethPsalms 10:1 “Why do you stand far off, why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?” “What do people mean when they say: ‘I am not afraid of God because I know He is good?  Have they never been to a dentist?”  ...

Hebrew word study – from your head – mere’shitho מראשיתו mem resh aleph shin yod taw vavEcclesiastes 7:8: “Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.” “Nothing ventured, nothing win—Blood is...

Hebrew word study – Messengers – maleke  מלאך mem lamed aleph kap ​II Kings 6:16: “Do not be afraid,” Elisha answered, “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” We all remember this story from Sunday School.  The king of Aram aka Syria which...

Hebrew word study – plunder – batsar  בצר beth sade resh Malachi 3:13-14: “Your words have been stout against me” saith the Lord.  Yet you say: “What have we spoken against you.” You have said: “It is vain to serve God and what profit is there that we have kept his...