Month: Jul 2023

YOUNGEST/LITTLE/LESSER/LEAST:  Tsa’ir, adjective, (Strong’s 6810). Root: צָעִיר Sounds like: tsa-ee I am an only child but I have two children of my own. My oldest child gets accused, by the youngest, of being bossy. And my youngest child gets accused, by the oldest, of being lazy and getting away with everything.  It’s interesting that the… Continue reading Tsa’ir: YOUNG/Little/Least

 In Front of/Before: Neged, adverb/preposition (Strong’s 5048). Root: נֶגֶד Sounds like: neh'ghed At first glance, neged isn't a very exciting word. It can be used as an adverb, such as “let's eat before dancing” (which is usually related to time), or it can be used as a preposition (proceeding a noun), such as “standing before God”. The… Continue reading Neged: Standing BEFORE YHWH

Hot Spring: Yemim, masculine noun (Strong's 3222).  Hebrew lettering: יֵּמִם֙ (from root word yam (יָם), meaning sea). Sounds like: yay'meem I have returned from my Icelandic vacation. The earthquakes we experienced have finally led to the volcano erupting  this past Monday. We made it back to Canada just before the lava reached the surface. To view… Continue reading Yemim: Hot Spring

Waterfall/Water tunnel. Tsinor, masculine noun (Strong’s 6794). Root: צִנּוּר Sounds like: tsee'nohr I had a stellar adventure in Iceland this week. It has been considerably exciting as there have been consistent earthquake tremors throughout our stay in Reykjavik. In fact, one occurred while I was typing these words. With all this seismic activity, they expect… Continue reading Tsinor: The Sound of Your WATERFALL

ICE/FROST/CRYSTAL: qerakh, masculine noun (Strong’s 7140); k’phohr, frost, snowflake (homonym: a delicate bowl), masculine noun (Strong’s 3713). Root: קֶרַח (qerakh), sounds like: kay'rakh. Root: כְּפוֹר (k'phohr), sounds like, k'fore. Today I fly out to Iceland! I’m catching up with my four closest friends from high school and we are celebrating a “banner year” birthday! I’m very… Continue reading Qerakh & K’phohr: As Cold as ICE!