First, a brief explanation of what we are discussing. The root צוה is traditionally translated as “command.” We will look at the meaning from EDBH momentarily. In learning about Hebrew grammar, one would learn to drop the weak consonant and add the suffix “ך” to get the second person singular of the person doing the action. So the common translation of צוך would be “he commanded.” In English, if there is a noun with it verb, we do not also add in the pronoun, as in “John he commanded,” but in Hebrew, as in many other languages, so we are taught, the suffix is there to make the forms match (gender of the verb, and plural or singular, with the noun). The expanded understanding of צוה helps, when you stop to ponder it, understand the nature of the LORD (יהוה):
p.214 צוה command; delegate authority while retaining control
CM צוה control movement/action (E5)
Let me explain what I meant by “understand the nature of the LORD (יהוה).” And the verse we are using as our index verse follows. See that the underlined “the teaching” is התורה, the Torah, that is traditionally from
p.110 ירה cast; shoot. To help understand this go to the parable of the sower in Matthew, Mark, Luke, including the explanation. The teaching is the word of God that is “cast out” to those who will receive it. But we are focusing on “command” here. God gives us “free will.” We can accept the teaching, as “good soil,” or we can be other kinds of soil. It is entirely our choice. “Free will.” God gives us the authority. His “commands” are teaching. We make the choice. We are given the authority. But if you look at the second half of the phrase, “while retaining control,” you see the nature of God, the nature of Creation, the nature of parenting. A good parent likes to give the child some autonomy to allow growth. But there must be some kind of bounds. The repercussions of our choices (the consequences) are our bounds. The nature of God, of Creation, is that if we make choices against the wisdom of what has been taught to us, it comes back to bite us. That is behind what we move into here.
Two more things quickly, from this verse. First, “observe” is p.265 שמר protect; distance from danger. And second, תורה can also be looked at from another perspective using recent methodology. תו + רה -> p.283 תהה confuse; react to uncertainty + p.240 רהה fear. Torah tells us what to do in times when we are confused, fearful, uncertain, how to react to uncertainty. We turn to the teaching of our loving Parent. A common phrase in the gospels is“fear not.” And see Deuteronomy 7:11-6 and 28:58-73.
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Joshua 1:7
7 Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe (h8104. שָׁמַר šâmar) to do according to all the teaching which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go.
Joshua 1:7
7 רַק֩ חֲזַ֨ק וֶֽאֱמַ֜ץ מְאֹ֗ד לִשְׁמֹ֤ר לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ כְּכָל־הַתּוֹרָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר צִוְּךָ֙ מֹשֶׁ֣ה עַבְדִּ֔י אַל־תָּס֥וּר מִמֶּ֖נּוּ יָמִ֣ין וּשְׂמֹ֑אוללְמַ֣עַן תַּשְׂכִּ֔יל בְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר תֵּלֵֽךְ׃
Look at the letters צוך – think about the letter meanings as we go through the exercise
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From Jeff Benner: Ancient Hebrew Lexicon of the Bible
צ – side of something; hunting and chasing
ו – to add or secure
כ – bend and curve, to tame or subdue
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p.299 EDBH
The meaning of individual consonants
Hirsch contends that each individual consonant has a distinctive meaning or association. This specific meaning provides a commonality for the various roots containing the consonant (see Gn 10:10).
• The כ highlights an example for all to emulate (Gn 10:10).
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From The Wisdom in the Hebrew Alphabet
The Sacred Letters as a Guide to Jewish Deed and Thought
R. Michael L. Munk, Artscroll Series
צ – The symbol of righteousness and humility
ו – The symbol of completion, redemption, and transformation
כ – The symbol of crowning accomplishment
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DeviantArt at https://www.deviantart.com/sum1good/art/Hebrew-Letter-Meanings-Chart-204903888
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Looking for occurrences of צוך:
No prefixes or suffixes
Tanakh (12 results)
1. Devarim 4:23 (Mikraot Gedolot)
הִשָּׁמְרוּ לָכֶם פֶּן תִּשְׁכְּחוּ אֶת בְּרִית י״י אֱלֹהֵיכֶם אֲשֶׁר כָּרַת עִמָּכֶם וַעֲשִׂיתֶם לָכֶם פֶּסֶל תְּמוּנַת כֹּל אֲשֶׁר צִוְּךָי״י אֱלֹהֶיךָ.
Deuteronomy 4:23
23 Take heed to yourselves, lest you forget the covenant of the LORD your God which He made with you, and make for yourselves a carved image in the form of anything which the LORD your God has forbidden you.
2. Devarim 5:11 (Mikraot Gedolot)
שָׁמוֹר אֶת יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת לְקַדְּשׁוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוְּךָ י״י אֱלֹהֶיךָ.
3. Devarim 5:14 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְזָכַרְתָּ כִּי עֶבֶד הָיִיתָ בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וַיֹּצִאֲךָ י״י אֱלֹהֶיךָ מִשָּׁם בְּיָד חֲזָקָה וּבִזְרֹעַ נְטוּיָה עַל כֵּן צִוְּךָ י״י אֱלֹהֶיךָלַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת.
4. Devarim 5:15 (Mikraot Gedolot)
כַּבֵּד אֶת אָבִיךָ וְאֶת אִמֶּךָ כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוְּךָ י״י אֱלֹהֶיךָ לְמַעַן יַאֲרִיכֻן יָמֶיךָ וּלְמַעַן יִיטַב לָךְ עַל הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר י״יאֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָךְ.
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Deuteronomy 5:11-16(10-15H)
11 “You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
12 “Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the LORD your God commanded you.
13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. 15 And remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God brought you out from there by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore the LORD your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.
16 “Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may be well with you in the land which the LORD your God is giving you.
5. Devarim 6:17 (Mikraot Gedolot)
שָׁמוֹר תִּשְׁמְרוּן אֶת מִצְוֺת י״י אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וְעֵדֹתָיו וְחֻקָּיו אֲשֶׁר צִוָּךְ.
Deuteronomy 6:16-19
16 “You shall not tempt the LORD your God as you tempted Him in Massah. 17 You shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, His testimonies, and His statutes which He has commanded you. 18 And you shall do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, that it may be well with you, and that you may go in and possess the good land of which the LORD swore to your fathers, 19 to cast out all your enemies from before you, as the LORD has spoken (h1696. דָּבַר ḏâḇar).
6. Devarim 13:6 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְהַנָּבִיא הַהוּא אוֹ חֹלֵם הַחֲלוֹם הַהוּא יוּמָת כִּי דִבֶּר סָרָה עַל י״י אֱלֹהֵיכֶם הַמּוֹצִיא אֶתְכֶם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִםוְהַפֹּדְךָ מִבֵּית עֲבָדִים לְהַדִּיחֲךָ מִן הַדֶּרֶךְ
אֲשֶׁר צִוְּךָ י״י אֱלֹהֶיךָ לָלֶכֶת בָּהּ וּבִעַרְתָּ הָרָע מִקִּרְבֶּךָ.
Deuteronomy 13:5(6H)
5 But that prophet or that dreamer of dreams shall be put to death, because he has spoken in order to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of bondage, to entice you from the way in which the LORD your God commanded you to walk. So you shall put away the evil from your midst.
7. Devarim 20:17 (Mikraot Gedolot)
כִּי הַחֲרֵם תַּחֲרִימֵם הַחִתִּי וְהָאֱמֹרִי הַכְּנַעֲנִי וְהַפְּרִזִּי הַחִוִּי וְהַיְבוּסִי כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוְּךָ י״י אֱלֹהֶיךָ.
Deuteronomy 20:16-17
16 “But of the cities of these peoples which the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance, you shall let nothing that breathes remain alive, 17 but you shall utterly destroy them: the Hittite and the Amorite and the Canaanite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite, just as the LORD your God has commanded you,
8. Devarim 28:45 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וּבָאוּ עָלֶיךָ כׇּל הַקְּלָלוֹת הָאֵלֶּה וּרְדָפוּךָ וְהִשִּׂיגוּךָ עַד הִשָּׁמְדָךְ כִּי לֹא שָׁמַעְתָּ בְּקוֹל י״י אֱלֹהֶיךָ לִשְׁמֹר מִצְוֺתָיו וְחֻקֹּתָיו אֲשֶׁר צִוָּךְ.
Deuteronomy 28:45
45 “Moreover all these curses shall come upon you and pursue and overtake you, until you are destroyed, because you did not obey the voice of the LORD your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which He commanded you.
9. Yehoshua 1:7 (Mikraot Gedolot) – our index verse
רַק חֲזַק וֶאֱמַץ מְאֹד לִשְׁמֹר לַעֲשׂוֹת כְּכׇל הַתּוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר צִוְּךָ מֹשֶׁה עַבְדִּי אַל תָּסוּר מִמֶּנּוּ יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאול לְמַעַןתַּשְׂכִּיל בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר תֵּלֵךְ.
Joshua 1:7
7 Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the teaching which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go.
10. Shemuel I 13:13 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל שָׁאוּל נִסְכָּלְתָּ לֹא שָׁמַרְתָּ אֶת מִצְוַת י״י אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר צִוָּךְ כִּי עַתָּה הֵכִין י״י אֶתמַמְלַכְתְּךָ אֶל יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד עוֹלָם.
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1 Samuel 13:13-14
13 And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which He commanded you. For now the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. 14 But now your kingdom shall not continue. The LORD has sought for Himself a man after His own heart, and the LORD has commanded him to be commander over His people, because you have not kept what the LORD commanded you.”
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11. Shemuel I 13:14 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְעַתָּה מַמְלַכְתְּךָ לֹא תָקוּם בִּקֵּשׁ י״י לוֹ אִישׁ כִּלְבָבוֹ וַיְצַוֵּהוּ י״י לְנָגִיד עַל עַמּוֹ כִּי לֹא שָׁמַרְתָּ אֵת אֲשֶׁר צִוְּךָי״י.
12. Melakhim I 13:21 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיִּקְרָא אֶל אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר בָּא מִיהוּדָה לֵאמֹר כֹּה אָמַר י״י יַעַן כִּי מָרִיתָ פִּי י״י וְלֹא שָׁמַרְתָּ אֶת הַמִּצְוָה אֲשֶׁר צִוְּךָ י״י אֱלֹהֶיךָ.
1 Kings 13:20-22
20 Now it happened, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came to the prophet who had brought him back; 21 and he cried out to the man of God who came from Judah, saying, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Because you have disobeyed the word of the LORD, and have not kept the commandment which the LORD your God commanded you, 22 but you came back, ate bread, and drank water in the place of which the LORD said to you, “Eat no bread and drink no water,” your corpse shall not come to the tomb of your fathers.’ ”
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When looking with prefixes, there were 68 occurrences. We will only look at these:
36. Devarim 30:3 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְשָׁב י״י אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶת שְׁבוּתְךָ וְרִחֲמֶךָ וְשָׁב וְקִבֶּצְךָ מִכׇּל הָעַמִּים אֲשֶׁר הֱפִיצְךָ י״י אֱלֹהֶיךָ שָׁמָּה.
37. Devarim 30:4 (Mikraot Gedolot)
אִם יִהְיֶה נִדַּחֲךָ בִּקְצֵה הַשָּׁמָיִם מִשָּׁם יְקַבֶּצְךָ י״י אֱלֹהֶיךָ וּמִשָּׁם יִקָּחֶךָ.
קבץ GLOSS qal: gather; collect; niphal: assemble; piel: gather together; pual: be gathered; hithpael: gather together
PARSING Hebrew, verb, piel, consecutive perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, pronomial suffix: 2nd person, masculine, singular (v.30.3)
קבץ GLOSS qal: gather; collect; niphal: assemble; piel: gather together; pual: be gathered; hithpael: gather together
PARSING Hebrew, verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, pronomial suffix: 2nd person, masculine, singular (v.30.4)
Note that קבץ occurs in each of these forms no where else in Tanakh. Also note (● see below the Jacob discussion) in verse 30:4, בִּקְצֵה.
p.109 יקב crush grapes; press (((YA’AKOV – יעקב – Jacob))) 🤔 עקב CM (A14)
| A14 | Continue/retard action | אגף | Extend |
| איב | Show enmity | ||
| אכף | Force | ||
| חגב | Hop forward | ||
| עגב | Flirt | ||
| עיף | Tire | ||
| עכב | Hinder | ||
| עקב | Undermine |
Could Jacob be a conjoined word? יעק + קב?
Esau kept calling him “supplanter,” underminer•••
In AlHaTorah, עק with no prefixes or suffixes, none in Tanakh.
With suffixes, one occurrence:
Tanakh (1 result)
1. Tehillim 55:4 (Mikraot Gedolot)
מִקּוֹל אוֹיֵב מִפְּנֵי עָקַת רָשָׁע כִּי יָמִיטוּ עָלַי אָוֶן וּבְאַף יִשְׂטְמוּנִי.
Psalms 55:1-3
To the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. A Contemplation of David.
1 Give ear to my prayer, O God,
And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.
2 Attend to me, and hear me;
I am restless in my complaint, and moan noisily,
3(4H) Because of the voice of the enemy,
Because of the oppression (h6125. עָקָה ‘âqâ) of the wicked;
For they bring down trouble upon me,
And in wrath they hate me.
BDB – עָקָה
GLOSS pressure
PARSING Hebrew, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct
p.191 עקה enclose; press in
GV p.191 עקה enclose [press in]; p.182 עוק press down
CM עקה isolate (A32); עוק pressure (A4)
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GV p.223 קבב hollow [out]; p.225 קוב remove essence; p.161 נקב penetrate [perforate; set firmly]; p.109 יקב crush [grapes; press]
CM קבב and קוב enclose (C4); נקב thrust and penetrate (D67); יקב prepare (C46)
He was certainly isolated and put under pressure; his “essence” was removed, in wrestling with God and man, and he became Israel, ישׂראל, straightened by God ישׂר + אל.
Again,
Proverbs 3:6
6 In all your ways know him,
and he will {make straight} your paths.
GV p.271 שרר concentrate [strength]; p.271 שרה loosen; p.258 שור see [view]; p.261 שירsing [out; express thoughts in poetic form]; p.112 ישר strengthen [straighten]; p.164 נשרprotect by distancing
DV אשר – p.271 שרר compress [concentrate strength]; p.271 שׁרה loosen; p.258 שׁור view [see] > p.18 אשר progress; move forward (see Pr29:18)
p.253 שאר complete; complement
DV שאר – p.271 שרר compress [concentrate strength] > p.253 שאר complete [complement]
//p.281 שׂרר rule [by exerting exorbitant pressure]; p.275 שׂור rule [regulate]; p.280 שׂרה rule [exert power]; p.273 שׂאר ferment [cause agitation]; p.164 נשׂר separate [saw off]//
CM שרר and שׂרר apply/withhold pressure (E34); שרה and שׂרה project outward (E30); שורand שׂור unify/separate (E14); שאר and שׂאר complete/limit (E10); שיר block/express movement (E18); ישר expand/limit (C22); נשר and נשׂר preserve/separate (D85); אשר limit and hold together (A28)
● בִּקְצֵה
BDB קָצֶה
GLOSS end, extremity
PARSING Hebrew, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct
Strong’s says the root here is h7096. קָצָה qâṣâ; a primitive root; to cut off; (figuratively) to destroy; (partially) to scrape off: — cut off, cut short, scrape (off).
AV (5) – cut off 2, cut short 1, scrape 1, scrape off 1
Consider בק + צה
בק
GV p.30 בקק empty [out]; p.23 בוק extract [empty]
DV אבק – p.30 בקק empty [out]; p.23 בוק extract [empty] > p.2 אבק expel quickly from source
DV בהק – p.30 בקק empty [out]; p.23 בוק extract [empty] > p.22 בהק clear
CM בקק pump out/hold back (B35); בוק exert/cease outward movement (B16); אבק pressure (A4); (בהק no cognates)
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צה
GV p.213 צהה travel [to distant place]; p.214 צוה command [delegate authority while retaining control]; p.213 צוא evacuate [void]; p.216 ציה wander [in desolate places]
CM צהה continue/curtail movement (E8); צוה and צוא control movement/action (E5); ציהheighten attention (E11)
Which again sounds a lot like Jacob. He traveled to a distant place to be emptied out.
Recall this all comes from the study of “צוך” “he commanded.” And of all the 12 occurrences above without prefixes or suffixes, all are used of the LORD (יהוה) commanding but our index verse, which is Moses commanding Joshua.
And this is a most amazing revelation, when you look at the English translation, so you get an idea what it is talking about••• (here with a partial context)
Deuteronomy 30:1-6 – (Repentance and Forgiveness)
1 “And when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before you, and you call them to mind among all the nations where the LORD your God has driven you, 2 and return to the LORD your God, you and your children, and obey his voice in all that I command (h6680. צָוָה ṣâwâ) you today, with all your heart and with all your soul, 3 then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes and have mercy on you, and he will gather (h6908. קָבַץ qâḇaṣ) you again from all the peoples where the LORD your God has scattered you. 4 If your outcasts are in the uttermost (h7097. קָצֶה qâṣeh) (parts) of heaven, from there the LORD your God will gather (h6908. קָבַץ qâḇaṣ) you, and from there he will take you. 5 And the LORD your God will bring you into the land (h0776. אֶרֶץ ’ereṣ) that your fathers possessed, that you may possess it. And he will make you more prosperous and numerous than your fathers. 6 And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring, so that you will love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.
AN FYI: (Wikipedia) from קבץ –
A kibbutz (Hebrew: קִבּוּץ / קיבוץ, lit. “gathering, clustering”; plural: kibbutzim קִבּוּצִים / קיבוצים) is a collective community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1909, was Degania.[1] Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economic branches, including industrial plants and high-techenterprises.[2] Kibbutzim began as utopian communities, a combination of socialismand Zionism.[3] In recent decades, some kibbutzim have been privatized and changes have been made in the communal lifestyle. A member of a kibbutz is called a kibbutznik(Hebrew: קִבּוּצְנִיק / קיבוצניק; plural kibbutznikim or kibbutzniks).
A reminder of the connections of the land h0776. אֶרֶץ ’ereṣ:
h7518. רַץ raṣ; contracted from h7533. רָצַץ râṣaṣ/h7323. רוּץ rûṣ;
Ps68:30(piece) Gn18:7; 1S20:36; 2S18:22, 18:24, 18:26; 2K5:21; Jr51:31; Zc2:8; Jb9:25
GV p.249 רצץ crush; p.248 רצה satisfy [favor]; p.242 רוץ run [move rapidly]
¿ DV ארץ – p.249 רצץ crush; p.248 רזה satisfy [favor] > p.17 ארץ solidify basic needs ?
CM רצץ crush (E90); רצה satisfy/harm (E84); רוץ control (E70); ארץ focus decisively (A52)
See especially Genesis 18:7, Abraham “taking control;” setting the foundation for establishing “the land.” He “runs” to the herd:
Genesis 18:7
7 And Abraham ran (h7323. רוּץ rûṣ) to the herd, took a tender and good calf, gave it to a young man, and he hastened to prepare it.
Genesis 18:7
7 וְאֶל־הַבָּקָ֖ר רָ֣ץ אַבְרָהָ֑ם וַיִּקַּ֨ח בֶּן־בָּקָ֜ר רַ֤ךְ וָטוֹב֙ וַיִּתֵּ֣ן אֶל־הַנַּ֔עַר וַיְמַהֵ֖ר לַעֲשֹׂ֥ות אֹתֹֽו׃
Notice “herd” is h1241. בָּקָר ḇâqâr; from H1239. בָּקַר bāqar verb
(to seek, to look for, to consider)
And calf is “son of the herd,” h1121. בֵּן ḇên + h1241. בָּקָר ḇâqâr.
AND NOTICE firstborn is:
h1060. בְּכוֹר ḇeḵôr; from h1069. בָּכַר ḇâḵar
(See “all the firstborn” Ex11:5, 12:12, 12:29, 13:2, 13:12-13, 13:15, 34:19-20)
And בקר and בכר are obviously phonetic cognates: (B27) free from control.
| B27 | Free from control | בגר | Free of parents |
| ביר | Isolate | ||
| בכר | Force out | ||
| בקר | Distinguish | ||
| פגר | Abandon | ||
| פקר | Be ownerless |
This is obviously why the necessity of “the binding of Isaac:”
Genesis 22:9-12
9 Then they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and he bound (h6123. עָקַד ‘âqaḏ) Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. 10 And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.
11 But the Angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!”
So he said, “Here I am.”
12 And He said, “Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.”
p.191 עקד bind; tie together
CM עקד restrain (A9)
Please see Genesis 4:1-6 and see that Abel gave to the LORD (יהוה) the firstborn, which the LORD respected (h8159. שָׁעָה šâ‘â), but Cain brought an offering “in the process of time.” ••• “but He did not respect (h8159. שָׁעָה šâ‘â) Cain and his offering.”
Three words here to look up:
מִקֵּ֣ץ יָמִ֑ים – in the process of time
process – h7093. קֵץ qêṣ; contracted from h7112. קָצַץ qâṣaṣ
p.299 -מ that which emanates from an object or person
+
•קֵץ-[phrase] after, (utmost) border, end, (in-) finite, [idiom] process.
h7093. קֵץ qêṣ; contracted from h7112. קָצַץ qâṣaṣ
GV p.232 קצץ cut off [cut into small pieces; separate into sections]; p.231 קצה separate [ends]; p.226 קוץ awaken [and repel]; p.109 יקץ awaken
CM קצץ separate/collect (C19); קצה emerge and separate (C18); קוץ compress/release (C8); יקץ hold/release (C59)
BDB קֵץ
GLOSS end; border
PARSING Hebrew, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct
יָמִ֑ים
time – h3117. יוֹם yôm
GV p.137 מום [fault] disable; p.104 ימם [perfect] clear; p.102 יום ascend; ¿ p.152 נום sleep ? ((נום – Ps. 76:5(6); 121:3,4; Isa. 5:27; 56:10; Nah. 3:18; Prov. 23:21))
DV מאם – p.137 מום fault [disable] > p.135 מאם lack
CM (מום no cognates); ימם perfect (C62); יום establish (C45); (מאם no cognates); (נום no cognates)
AND
respected/respect – h8159. שָׁעָה šâ‘â
Genesis 4:5
5 but He did not respect (h8159. שָׁעָה šâ‘â) Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.
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Exodus 2:23
23 Now it happened in the process of time that the king of Egypt died. Then the children of Israel groaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry (h7775. שַׁוְעָה šaw‘â) came up to God because of the bondage.
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Psalms 119:16
16 I will delight (h8173. שָׁעַע šâ‘a‘) myself in Your statutes;
I will not forget Your word.
[[We have noted before that (E2) continue/abort energetic movement and (E8) continue/curtail movement should be together. They are all phonetic cognates of one another. שעע is listed in (E8), שעה in (E2)]]
Abraham did as Abel did, not as Cain, setting the foundation for “the land.”
Genesis 4:6-7
6 So the LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? 7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.”
Here the LORD (יהוה) is very patient with Cain and tries to instruct him. There is no “punishment” here. It is only after Cain’s attitude that he is no longer connected to “the land (h0776. אֶרֶץ ’ereṣ).”
Genesis 4:8-12
8 Now Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.
9 Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?”
He said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”
10 And He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground (h0127. אֲדָמָה ’ăḏâmâ). 11 So now you are cursed from the earth (h0127. אֲדָמָה ’ăḏâmâ), which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 12 When you till the ground (h0127. אֲדָמָה ’ăḏâmâ), it shall no longer yield its strength to you. A fugitive and a vagabond you shall be on the earth (h0776. אֶרֶץ ’ereṣ).”
h0776. אֶרֶץ ’ereṣ fem. noun – (earth, ground, land, country)
GV p.249 רצץ crush; p.248 רצה satisfy [favor]; p.242 רוץ run [move rapidly]
¿ DV ארץ – p.249 רצץ crush; p.248 רזה satisfy [favor] > p.17 ארץ solidify basic needs ?
CM רצץ crush (E90); רצה satisfy/harm (E84); רוץ control (E70); ארץ focus decisively (A52)
We looked at ארץ connections earlier. Here are the אדמה connections:
h0127. אֲדָמָה ’aḏāmāh fem. noun – (land, ground, earth)
GV p.52 דמם quiet [refrain from speech or action]; p.51 דמה resemble; p.48 דום quiet
DV p.3 אדם – p.52 דמם quiet [refrain from speech or action]; p.51 דמה resemble; p.48 דום quiet > p.3 אדם be earthly and solid
DV דהם – p.52 דמם quiet [refrain from speech or action]; p.48 דום quiet > p.47 דהםconfuse
CM דמם repress (D31); דמה lose independence (D30); p.48 דום hold together (D19); אדם control (A17); דהם clarify/confuse (D15)
Is a lack of self-control/self-discipline Cain’s issue? Does he get frustrated with his brother who has self-discipline. Could the “decisive focus” of “the land” be the constant focus on the LORD (יהוה)? “A fugitive and a vagabond you shall be on the earth (h0776. אֶרֶץ ’ereṣ).”
Cain feels the lack of the presence of God, and fears the lack of God’s protection. Again, this fear is what we feel when we are making our own choices as separate from the Parental teaching.
Genesis 4:13-14
13 And Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is greater than I can bear! 14 Surely You have driven me out this day from the face of the ground; I shall be hidden from Your face; I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth, and it will happen that anyone who finds me will kill me.”
The LORD reassures Cain:
Genesis 4:15
15 And the LORD said to him, “Therefore, whoever kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.” And the LORD set a mark (h0226. אוֹת ’ôṯ) on Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him.
BDB אוֹת
GLOSS sign; omen; miracle
PARSING Hebrew, noun, common, both, singular, absolute
h0226. אוֹת ’ôṯ – perhaps you can see how this might be shortened to את, and how it could be taken as either a marker of a direct object, pointing out something; or how in the sense of “miracle,” which is serving as a life-saving covering, it could also be seen as the Messiah.
GV p.19 אתת cut [penetrate]; p.19 אתה come [to someone]; p,6 אות communicate [project symbol to one’s intelligence]
CM אתת pierce (A31); אתה retain/relinquish (A57); אות constrain by external force (A2)
There is also an occurrence that encourages another consideration:
Deuteronomy 33:20-21
20 And of Gad (h1410. גָּד g̱âḏ) he said:
“Blessed is he who enlarges (h7337. רָחַב râḥaḇ) Gad;
He dwells as a lion,
And tears the arm and the crown of his head.
21 He provided the first part for himself,
Because a lawgiver’s portion was reserved there.
He came with the heads of the people;
He administered the justice of the LORD,
And His judgments with Israel.”
Deuteronomy 33:21
21 וַיַּ֤רְא רֵאשִׁית֙ לֹ֔ו כִּי־שָׁ֛ם חֶלְקַ֥ת מְחֹקֵ֖ק סָפ֑וּן וַיֵּתֵא֙ רָ֣אשֵׁי עָ֔ם צִדְקַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ עָשָׂ֔ה וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יו עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ס
p.112 יתא project
CM יתא acquire/cast off (C10)
Strong’s and BDB give יתא as h0857. אָתָה ’âṯâ; or אָתָא ’atha; Strong’s gives derivation as: a primitive root (collateral to h0225 contraction); which is h0225. אוּת ’ûṯ
h1410. גָּד g̱âḏ –
GV p.35 גדד cut [concentrate penetration]; p.36 גדה separate [divide]; p.37 גוד connect; p.147 נגד [isolate] oppose
DV אגד – p.35 גדד cut [concentrate penetration]; p.36 גדה separate [divide]; p.37 גוד connect > p.2 אגד combine; tie together (h0092. אֲגֻדָּה ’ăg̱uḏâ Ex12:22; 2S2:25; Is58:6; Am9:6)
CM גדד bring together (C9); גדה acquire/cast off (C10); גוד be open and receptive (C17); נגדisolate (D68); אגד restrain (A9)
Is the “sin” (h2403. חַטָּאָה ḥaṭâ’â) lying at the door (definitions of both חטא and חטה are given on p.78 as “remove from source of life; sin) the separation from God? It is indeed something we should avoid, to separate ourselves from the Teaching.
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