Hebrew Word Lessons

Waterfall/Water tunnel. Tsinor, masculine noun (Strong’s 6794). Root: צִנּוּר Sounds like: tsee'nohr I had a stellar adventure in Iceland this week. It has been considerably exciting as there have been consistent earthquake tremors throughout our stay in Reykjavik. In fact, one occurred while I was typing these words. With all this seismic activity, they expect… Continue reading Tsinor: The Sound of Your WATERFALL

ICE/FROST/CRYSTAL: qerakh, masculine noun (Strong’s 7140); k’phohr, frost, snowflake (homonym: a delicate bowl), masculine noun (Strong’s 3713). Root: קֶרַח (qerakh), sounds like: kay'rakh. Root: כְּפוֹר (k'phohr), sounds like, k'fore. Today I fly out to Iceland! I’m catching up with my four closest friends from high school and we are celebrating a “banner year” birthday! I’m very… Continue reading Qerakh & K’phohr: As Cold as ICE!

PLANT/VEGETATION/GRASS- Esev- masculine noun (Strong’s 6212); Deshey- young/tender/fresh grass- masculine noun (Strong’s 1877); khatsir- edible plant- masculine noun (Strong’s 2682). There are at least three Hebrew words that represent the generic idea of plants or vegetation (esev, deshey, and khatsir), just like there are at least three English words that represent plants/grass/vegetation:  Esev tends to… Continue reading Esev, Deshey, Khatsir: PLANT, GRASS, VEGETATION.

Happy Father’s Day to all the Dad readers out there. You are a blessing from God. I am fortunate to be able to call my Dad today and thank him for being such a loving, supportive, encouraging father. My children are not as fortunate, but they carry with them the fond memories of their Dad,… Continue reading Revisiting AV: Honouring Your FATHER

RESTING PLACE/ PLACE OF REST: manoakh, masculine noun (Strong’s 4494); m’nukhah, feminine noun (Strong’s 4496).  The root of manoakh/m'nukhah (“resting place”/“place of rest”) comes from the word nuakh (נוּחַ) meaning “rest”. Rest (nuakh) is actually one of the most re-visited postings on HebrewWordLessons blog. If you recall the infamous Noah of the Bible, his name… Continue reading Manoakh/M’nukhah: a RESTING PLACE for your Soul

ALONE/LONELY/ISOLATED/SOLITUDE: badad, verb  (Strong’s 909); badad, masculine noun (Strong’s 910); bad, masculine noun (Strong’s 905).  Root: בָּדָד Sounds like: ba’dawd, bawd, vawd Loneliness should be considered one of the gravest dis-eases in our world. It has terrible, and sometimes fatal, side effects. In a society that makes the ability to connect super-easy it also creates… Continue reading Badad: Together All ALONE

Shamar, verb “to guard” (Strong’s 8104); shimmur, “a watching” or “a vigil”, masculine noun (Strong’s 8107); shomrah, “guardian/guard” feminine noun (Strong’s 8108).  [Note: There are two other Hebrew words that often get translated as “to guard”... sakak, which is a verb “to cover or shelter" (Strong’s 5526); and natsar, which is a keeper, observer, or… Continue reading Shamar: Joyful GUARDians of the Earth

DOOR/OPENING/ENTRANCE: Petakh, masculine noun (Strong’s 6607); Patakh, to open, verb (Strong's 6605); Delet, door, feminine noun (Strong’s 1817). Root:   דֶּלֶת & פָתַח Sounds like:  Pe'tawk & Dey'let Petakh came from the verb patakh, meaning “to open”. That made sense; a door was an opening. Another Biblical Hebrew word meaning “door” was delet. Doors don’t sound… Continue reading Petakh/Delet: DOOR of Hope

CONCEIVE/CONCEPTION: Harah, to conceive, verb (Strong’s 2029); harah, one who is in conception feminine noun (Strong's 2030); herohn, a conception, masculine noun (Strong's 2032). Root: הָרָה Sounds like: haw'raw Today in Canada, and in many other countries around the world, we celebrate Mother’s Day. And to be clear, I don’t believe that motherhood depends on… Continue reading Harah: CONCEPTION- From Womb to Tomb and Back Again

King: melek, masculine noun (Strong’s 4428) and Kingdom: malkut, feminine noun (Strong’s 4438). As a Canadian, and a descendant of United Empire Loyalists, I was raised to have a great respect for the Royal Family of the Commonwealth. I grew up admiring my Queen, Elizabeth II, her loyal husband Philip, her daughter Anne, and her sons, Charles,… Continue reading Revisiting MELEK: and the Coronation of KING Charles III