Hebrew Word Lessons

ANXIETY: da’ag (verb: anxious); deagah (noun: anxiety).  (Strong's 1672, 1674).  ANXIOUS/DISQUIETING THOUGHTS: sar’af (noun). (Strong’s 8312). Root: דָּאַג (da'ag). Root: שַׂרְעַף (sar'af). Sounds like: daw'ag & sahr'awf.  I don’t think there’s a human out there that can say they’ve never had anxiety or worries. In fact, it seems that anxiety has become a global epidemic which does… Continue reading Da’ag: Cast your ANXIETY

FOOT: regel. Feminine noun. (Strong's 7272). Root: רֶגֶל Sounds like: reh-ghel. How Lovely are the Feet... Feet don't often get described as lovely or beautiful, but the prophet Isaiah painted a pretty picture about feet on mountains: Isaiah 52:7 How lovely on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news [rag’leh m-vasser]… Continue reading Regel: How lovely are the FEET

SUSTAIN/UPHOLD: samak. Verb. (Strong’s 5564).  Root:  סָמַךְ Sounds like: saw-mawk.  Psalm 54:4 Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my soul. [Hinneh Elohim otzer; Adonai b-som’keh naph’shi]. The word Sustain means to keep alive, but it’s more than that; it’s also giving physical and emotional support. It's sustaining something so it… Continue reading Samak: SUSTAINED by the Hand

UPRIGHT/RIGHT/STRAIGHT: yashar. (Strong's 3477 (adjective), yosher  3476 (masculine noun)). Root: יָשָׁר Sounds like: yaw-shawr. There are all sorts of titles attributed to God in the scriptures, but there is one that very few people think of... YHWH is our Yashar: Isaiah 26:4, 7b-9 “Trust in YHWH forever, for in Yah-YHWH, we have an everlasting Rock… … Continue reading Yashar: Leading the UPRIGHT Home

ALMIGHTY: Shaddai. Masculine noun. (Strong’s 7706). Root: שַׁדַּי Sounds like: sha'dah-eye. I think it's fair to say that most of us have heard the term God Almighty, but we've never actually thought about what the word Almighty actually means. You may be surprised to find out that it is connected to the word shadad, a verb… Continue reading Shaddai: Defining the ALMIGHTY

TO HEAR/LISTEN: shama/shema. Verb feminine & Verb masculine. (Strong’s 8085). Root: שָׁמַע Sounds like: shaw-mah.  If you’ve been blessed with hearing, (and not all of us have), you've been blessed with a phenomenal gift that is often take for granted: having ears to hear. I’m frequently surprised at what I can hear. From two rooms… Continue reading Shama: HEAR the Word

HERE I AM/Behold: Hineni. (Strong’s 2009). Root: הִנֵּה Sounds like hee’neh, hee’neh’nee, heen’nee.  Hinneh often get’s translated as Behold. This is not a word we use today, very often, and so I think most people tend to gloss over it when they come across it in scripture. That's a shame, because a careful consideration of behold… Continue reading Hineni: HERE I AM

JOY/GLADNESS: samach. (verb: 8055, adjective: 8056, feminine noun 8057).  Root: שָׂמַח Sounds like: saw'mawkh (verb), saw'may'akh (adjective), sim'khah (noun) This week has not been the most joyful for our family. We lost a family friend. She went home to meet God, face to face. Shirley (Stuebing) Mandigo was the embodiment of joy on this planet.… Continue reading Samach: the Fullness of JOY

UNEXPLAINABLE/UNSEARCHABLE/UNFATHOMABLE/CANNOT EXAMINE: En kheqer. (Strong’s 2714). From verb khaqar (to examine/to search). (Strong’s 2713). Root: חֵקֶר Sounds like: (eyn) kheh-ker Last week we looked at two words meaning to search. There is another word often translated as “search”, but perhaps more accurately means “to examine”. Kheqer is to examine or look at something in detail…… Continue reading En Kheqer: Examining the UNEXPLAINABLE Creator

Seek: baqash. Seeking to find or take something (Strong’s 1245). Root: בָּקַשׁ Search: darash. Searching, investigating, inquiring, requiring (Strong’s 1875). Root: דָּרַשׁ Sounds like: ba’qawsh/va’qawsh & dah’rawsh There are two main Hebrew words for seeking or searching and they often are found in the same verse. Baqash/Vaqash is to seek, but it is seeking to… Continue reading Baqash/Darash: SEEK and you will Find