Hebrew Word Lessons

BOOK: sefer (Strong’s 5612). Root: ספר Sounds like seyfehr Tomorrow (October 15th) marks the one year blogiversary of Hebrew Word Lessons! It’s been a great year, pouring over Hebrew words, diving deeply into Scripture, praying for understanding, and being amazed at what YHWH has done (especially helping me pull it all off in time for… Continue reading Sefer: The greatest BOOK ever written

Todah: Thanksgiving (Strong’s 8426) Todah in Hebrew script: תּוֹדָה Sounds like: toe-dah This weekend Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving. Many gather in their homes, have a big turkey dinner, and share around the table what they're thankful for. But here's how a certain television character described Thanksgiving: "To commemorate a past event you eat and kill an animal.… Continue reading Todah: Abounding with THANKSGIVING

Mishpachah: Family, clan (Strong’s 4940) Mishpachah in Hebrew script: מִשְׁפָּחָה Sounds like: mish’pa’kha What is family? The idea of clan or family is prevalent in the Tanakh. It is a group bound together with some commonality… and it is a group that is designed to give to YHWH honour and glory, offering and respect. Psalm 96:5-9… Continue reading Mishpachah: FAMILY by Choice

Booths, sheltering structures: sukkah, feminine singular noun; sukkot, feminine plural noun (Strong's 5521); sohk, masculine noun, (Strong's 5520). Root: סכה Sounds like: su'Cote, su'Caw, sohk Tonight at sundown begins the first day of the appointed time of Sukkot, often described as the Feast of Tabernacles or Festival of Booths. But sukkot means more than a… Continue reading Sukkot: A Simple SHELTER of Love and Protection

Moed: appointed times, meeting, feast, festival (Strong’s 4150) Root: מוֹעֵד Sounds like: mow’ed This word moed has often been translated as festival or feast, which is not quite accurate. Although the term feast (of unleavened bread, for example) reflects the moed, truth be told there is another word entirely for feast or festival. That word… Continue reading Moed: The Creator’s APPOINTED TIMES

Covenant: berit (Strong’s 1285) Root: בְּרִית Sounds like: b’reet In the beginning humanity made some stupid choices. And God in His great love wanted to rescue us. Throughout the Scriptures YHWH made covenant promises with His people. He made these covenants to save us, and He promised never to forget them. His word is as… Continue reading Berit: A COVENANT plan fulfilled

Forever: olam (Strong’s 5769) Root: עוֹלָם Sounds like: o-LAM How do you define forever… continually eternal… always everlasting… Hebrew has two main words that capture this concept of forever, ad/ed and olam. In fact, you often see these words together. Forever and ever is olam wa’ed. Today we will look specifically at how and when… Continue reading Olam: FOREVER and ever… Amen!

Hand: yad (Strong’s 3027) Root: יָד Sounds like: yawd We use our hands for everything. They are the most useful tools on our body. We can touch, hold, write, open jars, prepare food, and create art. The hands of YHWH play a significant role in the Tanakh (Old Testament). God showed Jeremiah that we are… Continue reading Yad: With a Mighty HAND…

Flower: tsits (Strong’s 6731) Root: צִיץ Sounds like: tseets Flowers show up all throughout the Bible. Roses (Song of Solomon 2:1), lilies (1 Kings 7:19,22), myrtle (Isaiah 55:12-13), lily of the valley (Song of Solomon 2:1), hyssop (Leviticus 14:51-52), and all manner of fruit trees, apples, almonds, pomegranates, just to name a few. One of the first… Continue reading Tsits: Life, like a FLOWER

Rock: tsur, masculine noun (Strong’s 6697) Root: צוּר Sounds like: tsoor Earlier this month I had the great pleasure of hanging out with my best friend and our families at Hopewell Rocks in New Brunswick… a collection of stunning, gravity defying, rock formations.  It certainly helped put in perspective the reason why so many of the… Continue reading Tsur: ROCK in the Tanakh