Month: May 2023

Shamar, verb “to guard” (Strong’s 8104); shimmur, “a watching” or “a vigil”, masculine noun (Strong’s 8107); shomrah, “guardian/guard” feminine noun (Strong’s 8108).  [Note: There are two other Hebrew words that often get translated as “to guard”... sakak, which is a verb “to cover or shelter" (Strong’s 5526); and natsar, which is a keeper, observer, or… Continue reading Shamar: Joyful GUARDians of the Earth

DOOR/OPENING/ENTRANCE: Petakh, masculine noun (Strong’s 6607); Patakh, to open, verb (Strong's 6605); Delet, door, feminine noun (Strong’s 1817). Root:   דֶּלֶת & פָתַח Sounds like:  Pe'tawk & Dey'let Petakh came from the verb patakh, meaning “to open”. That made sense; a door was an opening. Another Biblical Hebrew word meaning “door” was delet. Doors don’t sound… Continue reading Petakh/Delet: DOOR of Hope

CONCEIVE/CONCEPTION: Harah, to conceive, verb (Strong’s 2029); harah, one who is in conception feminine noun (Strong's 2030); herohn, a conception, masculine noun (Strong's 2032). Root: הָרָה Sounds like: haw'raw Today in Canada, and in many other countries around the world, we celebrate Mother’s Day. And to be clear, I don’t believe that motherhood depends on… Continue reading Harah: CONCEPTION- From Womb to Tomb and Back Again

King: melek, masculine noun (Strong’s 4428) and Kingdom: malkut, feminine noun (Strong’s 4438). As a Canadian, and a descendant of United Empire Loyalists, I was raised to have a great respect for the Royal Family of the Commonwealth. I grew up admiring my Queen, Elizabeth II, her loyal husband Philip, her daughter Anne, and her sons, Charles,… Continue reading Revisiting MELEK: and the Coronation of KING Charles III