Month: Oct 2023

Elohim Khayim: אֱלֹהִ֥ים חַיִּ֖ים El Khai: אֵ֥ל חַ֖י We've looked into the word LIFE a lot on this blog. One of the earliest postings was on LIFE (khai) and we revisited life four years later.  We've looked at numerous LIFE phrases, including the Tree of Life (ets khayim), the Path of Life (orakh khayim), the… Continue reading Elohim Khayim: Dwelling with the LIVING GOD

Thirst: Tsame, verb (Strong’s 6770); Tsame, adjective (Strong’s 6771); Tsama, masculine noun (Strong’s 6772); Tsima, feminine noun (Strong’s 6773); Tsimmaon (thirsty ground), masculine mount (Strong’s 6774). Root: צָמֵא Sounds like: tsaw-meh Psalm 42:1-2 As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants for You, God. My soul thirsts [tsam’ah צָמְאָ֬ה] for God,… Continue reading Tsame: The THIRSTY Soul

This week I had planned to look into the word thirst, and we will look at that word next week, but considering what is happening in Israel, I think the time you would normally take to read this blog would better be spent in prayer. We should take some time to pray for civilians on… Continue reading Revisiting WAR. Praying for Peace.

This weekend, in Canada, we celebrate Thanksgiving... a beautiful, food-filled, celebration of gratitude.  At my place of employment I'm responsible for producing our weekly internal newsletter. This week I wrote on the etymology of the English word THANKS which I thought I'd share with you. Although this blog is all about Hebrew words, it's also… Continue reading TODAH: Revisiting Thanks!

BROOKS/STREAMS: aphiq, Masculine noun (Strong’s 650). Root: אָפִיק Sounds like: aw-feek Psalm 42:1-2 As the deer pants for the water brooks [a’fiqey mayim אֲפִֽיקֵי־מָ֑יִם], so my soul pants for You, God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; when shall I come and appear before God? We have been taking some time to… Continue reading Afiq: STREAMS of Living Water