To FAST: Tsum. Verb (Strong’s 6684); A FAST: Tsom. Masculine Noun (Strong’s 6685). Root: צום Sounds like: tzoom & tzohm Today is Tisha B’Av… the saddest day of the Jewish calendar. Why is it the saddest day? Because many of the most tragic Jewish events occurred on this one singular day in the Jewish calendar,… Continue reading Tsum/Tsom: FASTING on Tisha B’Av
Author: hebrewwordlessons
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.
Hagah: The Noisy MEDITATION
MEDITATE: hagah (verb), to meditate, groan, moan, growl. (Strong’s 1897); hegeh (masc noun)/hagut (fem noun)/hagig (masc noun), a rumbling, a moaning, a meditation (Strong’s 1899, 1900 & 1901); higgayon (masc noun), meditational music. (Strong's 1902). Root: הגה Sounds like: haw-gaw; heh-geh; ha-goot; ha-geeg; hee-gai-own. Meditate on God’s Word The word “meditation” freaks some people out. It has… Continue reading Hagah: The Noisy MEDITATION
Devir: The INNER SANCTUARY / Place of the WORD
INNER SANCTUARY: Debir/Devir, Masculine Noun, (Strong’s 1687). The Bible is full of areas of sacred space. There’s Eden, sacred mountains, garden spaces, rock altars, and the Tabernacle/Temple… all places where YHWH made His Presence felt. Within the Tabernacle, at the very core, behind a thick curtain, was the holiest of holy places, the “inner sanctuary”.… Continue reading Devir: The INNER SANCTUARY / Place of the WORD
Yashen/Radam/Num: SLEEP- Laying Down and Rising Up!
SLEEP: Yashen, verb (Strong’s 3462). Shaynah, feminine noun (Strong’s 8142). DEEP SLEEP: Radam, verb (Strong’s 7290). Tar’deymah, feminine noun (Strong’s 8639). SLUMBER: Num, verb (Strong's 5123) There are a few different synonyms for the concept of “sleep” in the Hebrew Bible. There is shaynah (sleep as a noun); there is yashen (the verb “to sleep”).… Continue reading Yashen/Radam/Num: SLEEP- Laying Down and Rising Up!
Asir: A PRISONER Set Free!
PRISONER: Asir, masculine noun (Strong's 615, 616). To BIND, to IMPRISON: Asar, verb (Strong's 631). PRISON: Sohar, masculine noun (Strong's 5470). Root: אסר Sounds like: a'seer, a'sahr, sow'har A short story called “Last Day of a Condemned Man” was published in 1829. It was a compelling novella written by my favourite novelist, Victor Hugo. Hugo… Continue reading Asir: A PRISONER Set Free!
Eved: Revisiting SERVANT/SLAVE
From the earliest moments of civilization slavery has been an accepted institution. The desire for wealth, power, and domination are at the root of the problem. We want to show that we have wealth... enough wealth to skip the mundane tasks of life and hand it off to another. We want to reflect that we… Continue reading Eved: Revisiting SERVANT/SLAVE
Boqer: Good MORNING!
MORNING: boqer. Masculine Noun. (Strong’s 1242). Root: בקר Sounds like: bow-ker Psalm 65:8 They who dwell at the ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs; You [YHWH] make the sunrise and the sunset [mowtsa’ey boqer wa-erev] shout for joy. If you translate this from the original Hebrew "the sunrise and the sunset"… Continue reading Boqer: Good MORNING!
Badal: Separate/Set Apart/Divide
Separate/Divide/Make Distinct/Set Apart: Badal. Verb (Strong’s 914). Root: בדל Sounds like: b’dawl or v’dawl The verb to separate, to divide, to set apart tends to have a negative connotation in English. A separation in marriage, a divided workplace, a segregation of races, all these things evoke sadness because of human division. But in the Bible… Continue reading Badal: Separate/Set Apart/Divide
Khem’ah: CHEESE- Curds of the Herd
Cheese: khem’ah, Feminine Noun, (Strong's 2529). Root: חמאה Sounds like: khem'awh I love cheese. It is my food weakness. I grew up in Tiverton Ontario Canada and I fondly recall taking special trips to the Pine River Cheese factory. If I had anything to say about it, those trips always ended up with a cherished… Continue reading Khem’ah: CHEESE- Curds of the Herd
Revisiting SHAVUOT
I had every intention to discuss the Hebrew word for cheese this week, but I've been delightfully busy preparing to lead the sessions for a women's retreat here at Camp Keir in Prince Edward Island. The retreat ended this morning and we had a great time discussing women in church leadership. So this week we're… Continue reading Revisiting SHAVUOT
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