Hebrew Word Lessons

Hello folks! This week I'm sharing with you the message I presented today at North Tryon Church in Prince Edward Island. There will be a video posted later (which I will link here when it comes out), but if you just can't wait, you can read below. Also, this is still Hebrew Word Lessons, so… Continue reading Worthy of Supernatural Love

MEET/GATHER/ASSEMBLE: ya’ad, verb  (Strong’s 3259) Root: יָעַד Sounds like: yaw'ad Many of us, this weekend, met together with our faith families to worship God in song and study. From the earliest of days, communities gathered together to give thanks and praise to the God of the Universe. In the Hebrew Bible we find that, not… Continue reading Ya’ad: What’s this MEETING all About?

House: Beyt, masculine noun (Strong’s 1004). Root: בּיִת Sounds like: bait/vait Last week I had the privilege of visiting my Greatx7 grandparents house that they built in 1722. Sarah Wells, at the age of 16, was the first colonial woman to settle on the Wawayanda Patent, New York. You can read about her adventures here.… Continue reading Beyt YHWH: Where is the HOUSE of YHWH?

Hover: rakhaph, verb (Strong’s 7363). Root: רָחַף Sounds like: rah-kawf I’m on vacation! …a road trip with my parents! On Tuesday we headed south of the border into the United States of America. We had a wet evening in Peekskill NY, with a lightning storm that took out the power for an hour, and then… Continue reading Rakhaph: The HOVERING Wings

The PIT/CISTERN: shakhat (Strong’s 7845), shukhah (Strong’s 7745) from verb shuakh (to sink down) (Strong’s 7743); bohr (Strong’s 953), b’ehr (Strong’s 875), bor (Strong’s 877) There are two major Hebrew root words that are connected to the image of a pit: shuakh and bohr. The noun shakhat/shukhah comes from the verb shuakh which means to… Continue reading Bohr/Shakhat: Getting out of the PIT

Last week I announced that this week's word would be the PIT. After diving into the PIT (haha) I found it far too deep to accomplish a full word study with the time I had. It has been a very busy week. I'm a full time university library employee, a part-time Doctoral student, an interim-President… Continue reading Revisiting SHEOL (before going to the Pit)

COUNCIL: sohd, masculine noun (Strong's 5475), from verb yasad (Strong's 3245) What do you think of when you hear the word “council”?  It is helpful to understand the difference between council and counsel. A council is a group of advisors. It is always plural. A council can give counsel. To give counsel means to give… Continue reading Sohd: A COUNCIL to COUNSEL

This past week I was invited to speak in Nova Scotia on the Biblical understanding of kindness. The talk focused on three Hebrew words, so I thought it would be fitting to share with you this week. I always appreciate the chance to speak to a group of people. It's good to keep up my… Continue reading Speaking of KINDNESS…

I’ve worked in libraries for thirty years. My first job was in a tiny library in Tiverton, Ontario, Canada and I never got it out of my system. Even after years of schooling, I still ended up working in six more libraries, both public and academic. The stereotypical image of a librarian is a spectacled… Continue reading Kharash: Revisiting SILENCE

Be/Become: Y'hee (Root: hayah), verb (Strong's 1961) Root: הָיָה Sounds like: haw-yaw, y'hee It occurred to me, recently, that we've looked at many Biblical Hebrew words on this blog, but we've never looked at the first word God uttered in the text. Today we will rectify that oversight by lookin at the word BE (as… Continue reading Y’hee: (Let there) BE!