VINEGAR- khomets (Strong's 2558). Root: חֹמֶץ Sounds like: khoe'mets Last week we looked at salt, so this week we’re looking at vinegar because, who doesn’t love that combo? My days living in England were filled with a trip to my favourite fish and chip shop. I’d douse my chips (fries) in malt vinegar with a… Continue reading Khomets: VINEGAR
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Melakh: SALT of the Earth
SALT: melakh, masculine noun (Strong’s 4417); (in Aramaic 4415-4416). Root: מלח Sounds like: meh’lakh Salt. We take it for granted. We add it to our food, our water heaters, our pools. It's used in the making of soap and pottery. It's used as an abrasive cleaning agent. It's used in the production of clothing materials… Continue reading Melakh: SALT of the Earth
Mi-s’rah: Oh, the GOVERNMENT
Mi-s’rah, feminine noun (Strong’s 4951), from verb sarar (Strong’s 8323) Root: מִשְׂרָה & שָׂרַר Sounds like: sah-rar & mee-s'rah Politics. It’s a hot and divisive topic. To be honest, I care very little for the subject. I do my part. I vote, but I’m really not interested in getting into heated debates about political allegiances or… Continue reading Mi-s’rah: Oh, the GOVERNMENT
The Aleph-Bet and Up-to-Date Word Lists
The Hebrew alphabet starts with two letters: aleph and bet, so what we call the alphabet we should really be calling the aleph-bet! Yes, the word alphabet comes from ancient Semitic, which is a branch of Afroasiatic language groups. Semitic languages include ancient Hebrew, Aramaic, Ugaritic, Syriac, Phoenician, and Akkadian, to name a few. The… Continue reading The Aleph-Bet and Up-to-Date Word Lists
Shakhah & Qadad: BOWING DOWN to Worship
WORSHIP: to bow down- shakhah (Strong’s 7812); see also qadad- to bow down (Strong’s 6915) Root: שָׁחָה Root: קָדַד Sounds like: shaw'khah & kaw'dad If you were asked to define the word “worship”, what would you say? For most of us, we tend to associate worship with the adoration of a deity. For those of… Continue reading Shakhah & Qadad: BOWING DOWN to Worship
Natsakhim: Music DIRECTORS, Song Leaders. An Inspiring Gift.
To lead, to oversee, to supervise (in music): natsakh, verb (Strong’s 5329); natsakhim, plural leaders/supervisors/overseers. Root: נָצַח Sounds like: na'tsaw'kheem One of the many things I appreciate my Dad for, is my love for music. When I was little, he used to practise playing guitar in the room next to my bedroom, which means that… Continue reading Natsakhim: Music DIRECTORS, Song Leaders. An Inspiring Gift.
Midbar: INTO the WILDERNESS
Into the Wilderness: midbar, masculine noun (Strong's 4057), from root word dabar/davar (Strong's 1697), meaning “word”. Root: מִדְבָּר Sounds like: meed'bar Last week we looked into the single phrase, “out of the garden”, which in Hebrew is the single word migan. This word is strongly connected to the word midbar, meaning meaning into the wilderness.… Continue reading Midbar: INTO the WILDERNESS
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
Khesed- LOYAL LOVE in Action
LOVINGKINDNESS/ LOVING LOYALTY: khesed (Strong's 2617) Root: חסד Sounds like: khess'ed [kh is a guttural, back of the throat, sound like the “ch” in name of the composer, Bach] Khesed has a complicated translation history. It has confounded a lot of scholars and English translators and because of that, it has a wide range of… Continue reading Khesed- LOYAL LOVE in Action
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