Psalm 119 ל lamed Verse 96 came up as I was working on an extensive study on the root כלה. This is where I went on a (very productive) rabbit trail. Falling down rabbit holes can be enlightening. Psalms 119:89-96 (ל LAMED) 89 Forever, O LORD, Your word is settled in heaven. 90 Your faithfulness (endures) to all generations; …
Month: November 2021
76. Give Thanks
A brief pause in teaching on a very special day, Thanksgiving, a day set aside to do just that. Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789 President George Washington By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his …
75. תקח Take – Set in Motion
I do not recall what path led me to the word תקח, as I tend to follow many connections inGod’s word. If I stumble across what led me here in the future, I’ll be sure to reference thisentry. First, note that תקח is not a root, but seems to be a word formed by adding a ת to thebeginning of the root לקח and absorbing the ל. The ל is not one of the typically–indicated“weak consonants” that is commonly dropped when adding prefixes, but it does occuroccasionally, noted even by Gesenius (see bibliography). My first endeavor in investigating this word (since we are making the case that the letters have meaning, even if they are used in forming new words) was to look at roots that are “would-be cognates,” if indeed …