FAITHFUL: Emun, Masculine noun (Strong’s 529); Emunah, Feminine noun (Strong’s 530). Root: אמן -aman The dictionary tells us that faith is the complete trust or confidence in someone or something. Faith in the Bible is having complete trust in YHWH God. Even the word “Amen” comes out of the Hebrew root word for faith- aman-… Continue reading Emun/Emunah: FAITHFULNESS; it’s a Relationship Word
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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.
Mishpat: JUSTICE/JUDGEMENT- to save, not destroy
Mishpat מִשְׁפָּט- Judgement/Justice (Strong’s 4941) Hebrew 3 letter root: שָׁפַט (shin-pey-tet)- to judge-to govern (Strong’s 8199) Would you say justice and judgement are two separate words? In Hebrew they are one and the same; they are mishpat. Why does judgement seems harsh and unforgiving? Why does justice seem like a positive, inclusive, aspect of a… Continue reading Mishpat: JUSTICE/JUDGEMENT- to save, not destroy
Tsedeq: RIGHTEOUSNESS- Seeking God in the Garden
Righteousness: tsedeq, masculine noun (Strong's 6664); tsedaqah, feminine noun, (Strong's 6666). Root: צדק (tsade-dalet-qof) Sounds like: tze'dek What does it mean to be righteous? For many people righteousness is assigned to people who act holier than thou or self-righteous... people who point fingers and see themselves as better than someone else. But this is not how… Continue reading Tsedeq: RIGHTEOUSNESS- Seeking God in the Garden
Khesed- LOYAL LOVE in Action
LOVINGKINDNESS/ LOVING LOYALTY: khesed (Strong's 2617) Root: חסד Sounds like: khess'ed [kh is a guttural, back of the throat, sound like the “ch” in name of the composer, Bach] Khesed has a complicated translation history. It has confounded a lot of scholars and English translators and because of that, it has a wide range of… Continue reading Khesed- LOYAL LOVE in Action
Ahava: What is LOVE without HEART?
To LOVE: ahav. verb. (Strong's 157). Root: אהב (aleph-hey-bet). LOVE is a beautiful word that is expressed in every language. Unlike New Testament Greek which has various words expressing different aspects of “love”, (erotic, companionship, divine), Hebrew has only the word ahav/ahava, which has been translated into English as “love”. Because of this, the Hebrew… Continue reading Ahava: What is LOVE without HEART?
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