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Three years ago I did a posting on the word HOSANNA. Today, being Palm Sunday, is the perfect day to revisit the word. Yeshua entered Jerusalem to celebrate Passover and the people recognized Him as Messiah, shouting: Matthew 21:9 “Hosanna to the Son of David!” Blessed is He who comes in the name of the… Continue reading Revisiting Hosanna: H’woshia Nah

HOWL/WAIL- yalal (Strong's 3213, 3214, 3215, 421). Yalal (wailing/howling) in the Bible was different from crying and weeping... although similar in form, wailing was almost exclusively used in reaction to judgement and separation from YHWH: Hosea 7:13-14a [YHWH:] Woe to them, for they have strayed from Me! Destruction is theirs, for they have rebelled against… Continue reading Yalal: WAIL/HOWL… make a mournful noise

Revisiting Courage: AMATS (Strong’s 553) It is wonderful to be able to study Hebrew words and get a greater understanding about the message behind the text. When you look at the Hebrew, in depth, it often gives a fuller picture than our modern English translations can give us. Understanding Hebrew really gives us a fuller… Continue reading Amats: Revisiting COURAGE

MILK: khalav (Strong’s 2461) Root: חלב Sounds like: khah-lahv Milk... it's the first source of nutrition we all started with. Before pablum, mushy peas and blueberries from a blender, we had milk. And that's how it's been throughout all of human history. Milk, cheese, curds, butter The first time we come across the word milk… Continue reading Khalav: MILK, a tall glass of comfort!

KIDNEY/MIND: kilyah (singular), kilyoht (plural) (Strong’s 3629).  Hebrew text for kilyoht: כליות Sounds like: kil-yaw and kil-yowt When you look at a Hebrew word like kilyoht it forces you to recognize that the Bible is written in an historical and cultural context. The Bible is not a modern scientific document, and any attempt to read… Continue reading Kilyoht: KIDNEY/Mind

RISE UP: Qum (Strong’s 6965). Root: קום Sounds like: koom The action to rise is all over the Bible. People rose up, got up from their seats, stood, and moved from where they were. This was probably the most generic use of the Hebrew word qum… to get up and go. But the call to… Continue reading Qum: RISE UP!

Ets Khayim: Tree of Life The Tree of Life is a symbol that people really gravitate towards regardless of faith or creed. It’s something that people understand. Trees are life-giving; their fruit sustains us. In the Bible Eden’s Tree of Life was the ultimate garden feature, but it was not the only garden feature: Genesis… Continue reading Ets Khayim: TREE of LIFE

For the past few weeks we've been looking at popular Biblical phrases about life. We've looked at... Living Water (mayim khayim) Fountain of Life (m'qohr khayim) Fountain of Living Water (m'qohr mayim khayim) In the Land of the Living (b-erets khayim) In the Light of the Living (b-ohr ha-khayim) As YHWH Lives (khai YHWH) Previously… Continue reading Orakh Khayim: The PATH of LIFE

In the Light of the Living: B-ohr ha-khayim, from ohr (Strong’s 216) and khai (Strong’s 2416). The Hebrew phrase “b-ohr ha-khayim” (light of the living/light of life) only shows up twice in the Hebrew Bible (in Psalm 56 and Job 33), but the concept of light and life is steeped in the Biblical text, throughout… Continue reading B-ohr ha-khayim: In the Light of the Living

Land of the Living: Erets khayim, from erets (Strong’s 776) and khai (Strong’s 2416). The Land of the Living is a phrase that we find scattered in the Hebrew Bible, but the concept of it carries on well into the New Testament. Living on land, of course, is what we do. We were never meant… Continue reading B-erets khayim: In the LAND of the LIVING