Into the Wilderness: midbar, masculine noun (Strong's 4057), from root word dabar/davar (Strong's 1697), meaning “word”. Root: מִדְבָּר Sounds like: meed'bar Last week we looked into the single phrase, “out of the garden”, which in Hebrew is the single word migan. This word is strongly connected to the word midbar, meaning meaning into the wilderness.… Continue reading Midbar: INTO the WILDERNESS
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Sarah Fisher is an admirer of old books, and old languages, old stone carvings, old photos and pretty much everything old. She is the administrator of the website www.booklives.ca and is a library technician at the University of Prince Edward Island. Sarah has a Master of Arts degree in Early Medieval Studies from the University of York in England, and is currently an online doctoral student in Biblical Studies at the Colorado Theological Seminary. Sarah's passion for Biblical Hebrew and history has led her to create this blog.
Mi-gan: OUT of the GARDEN
Out of the Garden: mi-gan, from the noun gan (garden) (Strong’s 1588). Root: מִגַּן Sounds like: mee-gawn This week I had intended to write about midbar (wilderness) but the image of the wilderness is so prevalent and integral to the Biblical story that we’re going to have to break this down over two weeks. We’re… Continue reading Mi-gan: OUT of the GARDEN
Rinnah: SHOUT, SHOUT, Let it All Out!
A SHOUT, A CHEER, A CRY! Rinnah, feminine noun (Strong's 7440); Ranan, verb (Strong's 7442); Rua, verb (Strong’s 7321). See also posting on T'ruah: Give a Joyful Shout. Root: רִנָּה Sounds like: ree'nah I recently made an ‘80’s music play-list for a long road trip to Cape Breton. One song that was replayed a lot… Continue reading Rinnah: SHOUT, SHOUT, Let it All Out!
SHIR: Revisiting SING (Shiru l-YHWH)
Revisiting SING (SHIR) I love singing. As a child, my earliest memories of singing was at church and in my elementary school (KTTPS) choir under the leadership of the late Mr. Dale Haldenby. I remember singing around campfires and at camp, and singing along to tunes in the car. In High School I joined the… Continue reading SHIR: Revisiting SING (Shiru l-YHWH)
Ur: STIRRED UP and AWAKENED!
AWAKENED/STIRRED: Ur, verb (Strong’s 5782) Root: עוּר Sounds like: oor This past Monday (April 8, 2024) I was privileged to witness the beauty of a solar eclipse in totality. It was a tactile experience where you could actually feel the temperature drop as the sky slowly darkened and then re-emerged into light. Honestly, it stirred… Continue reading Ur: STIRRED UP and AWAKENED!
A’rubbah/Khallon: Looking out the WINDOW
WINDOWS & FLOODGATES: a’rubbah, feminine noun, (Strong’s 699); khallon, noun, (Strong’s 2474) Root: אֲרֻבָּה (a'rubbah) & חַלּוֹן (khallon) Sounds like: a'roo'bah & kha'lone Windows are common features found in pretty much every human home on the planet. From windows we can watch what’s going on around our house. We can open up windows for fresh… Continue reading A’rubbah/Khallon: Looking out the WINDOW
Proverbs 20:12 Eyes & Ears, YHWH Made Two
Hearing and Seeing YHWH In the past we’ve looked at the Hebrew verb “to hear” (shama), but we haven’t looked at the Hebrew verb “to see” (ra’ah), partly because it’s so prolific, occurring over 1300 times in the Tanakh (Old Testament). We will look at ra’ah soon, but in the meantime, we’re going to deconstruct… Continue reading Proverbs 20:12 Eyes & Ears, YHWH Made Two
Gal/Mishbar: WAVE after WAVE
WAVE: gal, masculine noun (Strong’s 1530) & mishbar, masculine noun (Strong’s 4867) Root: גַּל Sounds like: gal Root: מִשְׁבָּר Sounds like: meesh'bar I live on an Island with the Northumberland Strait on one side, and the Atlantic Ocean on the other. My house is next to the DeSable River where the tides continually roll out… Continue reading Gal/Mishbar: WAVE after WAVE
Yereq: Refreshing the GREEN
GREEN: yereq, masculine noun (Strong’s 3418); yaroq, masculine noun (Strong’s 3387). Root: ירק Sounds like: yeh’rek & yaw’rohk I love diving into family history and I’ve been obsessed with it since I was a young teen. My income is provided by being a library technician; my ministry is HebrewWordLessons; but my hobby is genealogy. Today… Continue reading Yereq: Refreshing the GREEN
Naphakh & Nish’mat: Exhaling & Inhaling BREATH
Naphakh: to blow out, verb (Strong’s 5301); Nasham: to breathe in, verb (Strong’s 5395); N’shamah/Nishmat: breath/inhalation, feminine noun (Strong’s 5397). Naphakh root: נָפַח Sounds like: na-fawk Nasham/N'shamah/Nishmat root: נָשַׁם Sounds like: na-shawm For the most part we take our breath for granted. Rarely do we see it, except on a very cold day.… Continue reading Naphakh & Nish’mat: Exhaling & Inhaling BREATH
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