Blog 117. Tent אהל

Just looking at the three-letter cognate permutations: First the roots with the lamed in the פ position (remember terminology is based upon the root פעל, and since Hebrew reads right to last, the פ is first, ע middle, and ל the last position in the terminology). Please see that all of these beginning with lamed ל should be in the same group, i.e. combine groups D42 and D51. I …

Blog 115. אכל Cognate Permutations 

אכל is a very common word in Tanakh. And this number does not include other derived nouns such as h0402 אכלה (18 occurrences in ESV Strong’s), h0396 אכילה (1 occ.), h3978 מאכל (4 occ.), h3979 מאכלת, h3980 מאכלת (2 occ.), h4361 מכלת (1 occ.), and others that may be related h8502 תכלה (1 occ.), h8503 תכלית (4 occ.),  h8504 תכלת (48 occ.), and h1964 היכל (75 occ.) This is the “כל family:” • כֹּל-(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, …

Blog 114. In what world do you live?

Following on Blog 113, now having gotten feedback from a couple of folks, hopefully, finally I can move along to this step. After we cover some of these “socially sensitive” topics, then there is a very large expanse to share with you. I anticipate that this entry will drive some away. I anticipate that the …

Blog 113. Pocket Bible 

GIDEONS TRAVEL BIBLE BOOK 4.75″x3″x .5″ Got this photo from eBay When I was growing up, this travel Bible was a common thing to see. One can still buy newer versions of the same. We stop to ponder the importance of the Psalms and the Proverbs.  Today we will talk about four different Hebrew roots …

Blog 112. “Free Will” – choice בחר choose

We all seem to be so concerned about being able to choose. Perhaps a good topic: ❶ choosing (I simply comment before the following passage that here we are focusing on the word “choose,” בחר, but realize that the commonly occurring word “place” מקוםin the passage may not be talking about a physical location but about a concept …