Month: Feb 2022

Ets Khayim: Tree of Life The Tree of Life is a symbol that people really gravitate towards regardless of faith or creed. It’s something that people understand. Trees are life-giving; their fruit sustains us. In the Bible Eden’s Tree of Life was the ultimate garden feature, but it was not the only garden feature: Genesis… Continue reading Ets Khayim: TREE of LIFE

For the past few weeks we've been looking at popular Biblical phrases about life. We've looked at... Living Water (mayim khayim) Fountain of Life (m'qohr khayim) Fountain of Living Water (m'qohr mayim khayim) In the Land of the Living (b-erets khayim) In the Light of the Living (b-ohr ha-khayim) As YHWH Lives (khai YHWH) Previously… Continue reading Orakh Khayim: The PATH of LIFE

In the Light of the Living: B-ohr ha-khayim, from ohr (Strong’s 216) and khai (Strong’s 2416). The Hebrew phrase “b-ohr ha-khayim” (light of the living/light of life) only shows up twice in the Hebrew Bible (in Psalm 56 and Job 33), but the concept of light and life is steeped in the Biblical text, throughout… Continue reading B-ohr ha-khayim: In the Light of the Living

Land of the Living: Erets khayim, from erets (Strong’s 776) and khai (Strong’s 2416). The Land of the Living is a phrase that we find scattered in the Hebrew Bible, but the concept of it carries on well into the New Testament. Living on land, of course, is what we do. We were never meant… Continue reading B-erets khayim: In the LAND of the LIVING