Blog 96. Hebel חבל and Acacia שוט

This writing was first written in February-March 2022. Much has been learned since that time. Associated writings, such as the recently posted Blog 95, include areas of significant learning about Scriptural structure that are not included here. But this was background for more recent understanding. Deuteronomy 32:7-12 7 “Remember the days of old, Consider the …

Blog 95. Cognates and Permutations

כהן↔︎עין – also צף study Leviticus 19:21-22 21 And he shall bring his trespass offering to the LORD, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, a ram as a trespass offering. 22 The priest (h3548. כֹּהֵן ḵôhên) shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he has committed. And the …

Blog 94  גמל  ירד  עבר and Barzillai 

Crossing the Jordan and Recompense 2 Samuel 19:36(37H) 36 Your servant a little way will go across (h5674. עָבַר ‘âḇar) the Jordan (h3383. יַרְדֵּןyarḏên) with the king. And why should the king repay (h1580. גָּמַל g̱âmal) me with such a reward (h1578. גְּמוּלָה g̱emûlâ)? 2 Samuel 19:37 37 כִּמְעַ֞ט יַעֲבֹ֧ר עַבְדְּךָ֛ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן אֶת־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְלָ֨מָּה֙ יִגְמְלֵ֣נִי הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ הַגְּמוּלָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת׃ 2 Samuel 19:31-39 31 And Barzillai (h1271. בַּרְזִלַּי ḇarzilay) the Gileadite came down from Rogelim and went across the Jordan with the king, to escort him across …