Mi-s’rah: Oh, the GOVERNMENT

Mi-s’rah, feminine noun (Strong’s 4951), from verb sarar (Strong’s 8323) Root: מִשְׂרָה & שָׂרַר Sounds like: sah-rar & mee-s'rah Politics. It’s a hot and divisive topic. To be honest, I care very little for the subject. I do my part. I vote, but I’m really not interested in getting into heated debates about political allegiances or… Continue reading Mi-s’rah: Oh, the GOVERNMENT

The Aleph-Bet and Up-to-Date Word Lists

The Hebrew alphabet starts with two letters: aleph and bet, so what we call the alphabet we should really be calling the aleph-bet! Yes, the word alphabet comes from ancient Semitic, which is a branch of Afroasiatic language groups. Semitic languages include ancient Hebrew, Aramaic, Ugaritic, Syriac, Phoenician, and Akkadian, to name a few. The… Continue reading The Aleph-Bet and Up-to-Date Word Lists

B-todah: WITH THANKSGIVING

It's Thanksgiving weekend in Canada. Many of us are enjoying turkey, stuffing, potatoes, squash, cranberries and pumpkin pie (or in my case, Junior Mints (don't ask)). Yom Kippur also fell on this weekend, so for many of us it's a weekend of feasting and fasting. This week's blog posting is a bit of a word… Continue reading B-todah: WITH THANKSGIVING

Shakhah & Qadad: BOWING DOWN to Worship

WORSHIP: to bow down- shakhah (Strong’s 7812); see also qadad- to bow down (Strong’s 6915) Root: שָׁחָה Root: קָדַד Sounds like: shaw'khah & kaw'dad If you were asked to define the word “worship”, what would you say? For most of us, we tend to associate worship with the adoration of a deity. For those of… Continue reading Shakhah & Qadad: BOWING DOWN to Worship