I'm on day 11 without the full use of my right hand (after thumb reconstruction surgery). It's been an interesting challenge. You don't recognize how important your dominant hand is, until you're restricted from using it. My Mum came from the neighbouring province of New Brunswick to help me out. She's been cooking meals, shoveling… Continue reading Yad: Revisiting the HAND
R’pha’eni: HEAL Me
Hello folks! On Wednesday, January 24th, I went to the hospital for thumb reconstruction surgery on my right hand. I've come through it alright. There's significant pain, but God has given me the strength to handle it. This surgery will slow me down considerably when it comes to this blog and my school studies, so… Continue reading R’pha’eni: HEAL Me
B’kohr: The FIRSTBORN Child
FIRST-BORN: b’kohr/v'kohr, masculine noun (Strong's 1060); bikkurim, masculine noun (Strong’s 1061); bekorah, feminine noun (Strong’s 1062); bikkurah, feminine noun (Strong’s 1063); bekirah (Strong’s 1067); bakkar, verb “to bear new fruit”, (Strong’s 1069). Root: בָּכַר Sounds like: v'kohr/b’kohr Today is my birthday, and my first as an empty-nester. There’s no party balloons or rousing renditions of… Continue reading B’kohr: The FIRSTBORN Child
Ka’av: PAIN Hurts
PAIN: kaav, verb (Strong’s 3510); k’ev, masculine noun (Strong’s 3511); makov, masculine noun (Strong’s 4341) Root: כָּאַב Sounds like: kah-ahv Every year that passes, the human body seems to experience more pain. Am I alone in this? The back aches, the head aches, the joints are sore, the muscles seem tired. As I walk down… Continue reading Ka’av: PAIN Hurts
Batakh: In God We TRUST
TRUST/RELY: batakh, verb (Strong’s 982); bitakh, feminine noun (Strong's 985); bittakhohn, masculine noun (Strong's 986); mi-v’takh, masculine noun (Strong’s 4009) Root: בָּטח Sounds like: ba-tawk, va-tawk Isaiah 26:4 “Trust [bit’khu בִּטְח֥וּ] in YHWH forever, For in YAH YHWH, we have an everlasting Rock.” Do you ever feel like your life is out of control? I do.… Continue reading Batakh: In God We TRUST
Top WORDS of 2023
HAPPY NEW YEAR, FRIENDS! Today is the last day of 2023! Thank you to all who have visited this site and sought to learn and grow as followers of the Creator! I pray that you all have a blessed year to come! This was a momentous year for me and four of my high school… Continue reading Top WORDS of 2023
A Christmas Gift
What a gift to have been given... God, come to earth as a lowly human, not a grand King or a valiant Warrior, but a needy baby born to a poor family. Mary and Joseph were traveling far from home in order to pay taxes to Rome. They headed in Bethlehem, the home of their… Continue reading A Christmas Gift
Revisiting COUNSELLOR
This time of year many of us celebrate the birth of Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus the Messiah). December is an unlikely time for His actual birth, but regardless of calendar accuracy there's something beautiful about gathering together in the darkness of winter and celebrating His arrival with shimmering lights. The sparkling lights of the Hanukkah candles… Continue reading Revisiting COUNSELLOR
Sheleg: Revisiting SNOW
This week Prince Edward Island has enjoyed some lovely, sunny, snowy days. It's a good time to revisit where and why snow (sheleg in Hebrew) shows up in the Bible. We don't tend to think of the Holy Land as a snowy place, but it did grace the mountains in the North. Today Mount Hermon… Continue reading Sheleg: Revisiting SNOW
Mashal: Telling Stories through PARABLES & PROVERBS
PARABLE/PROVERB: mashal, verb (Strong’s 4911); mashal, masculine noun (Strong’s 4912); m’shol, masculine noun (Strong’s 4914). Root: מָשָׁל Sounds like: m'SHAL (rhymes with hall) According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a PARABLE is a short, simple story that teaches or explains an idea, especially a moral or religious idea. According to the same dictionary, a PROVERB is… Continue reading Mashal: Telling Stories through PARABLES & PROVERBS
Hebrew Word Lessons 