Blog 163. Wait Quietly דומם

To follow is the work from my two-letter research, the family of דם roots, according to Hirsch’s variant families (see the Etymological Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew, based on the Commentaries of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch (EDBH), by Rabbi Matityahu Clark (see References). h1748. דּוּמָם dûmâm: ⦁ ▸ Tanakh (4 results) ❶. Yeshayahu 47:5 (Mikraot Gedolot) שְׁבִי דוּמָם וּבֹאִי …

Blog 162. “Rely” שען – (as עצם Bone)

עצם “Bone” Cognate Permutations      includes מ ↔︎ נ Impression עצם cognate permutations (influence positively/negatively) also (withhold/provide) ((see אזן)) Includes שמע and שען Includes משח, the root for משיח Messiah. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ h8172. שָׁעַן šâ‘an According to NKJV Strongs, in Olive Tree Bible Study, h8172. שָׁעַן šâ‘an occurs 20 times in TaNaKh. See the ways it is interpreted in NKJV: ⦁ Genesis 18:1-5 1 Then the LORD …

Blog 161. “Hope”

⦁ Romans 8:24   NKJV 24 For we were saved in this hope (g1680. ἐλπίς elpis), but hope (g1680. ἐλπίς elpis) that is seen is not hope (g1680. ἐλπίς elpis); for why does one still hope (g1679. ἐλπίζω elpizō) for what he sees? ▸ g1680. ἐλπίς elpis; from a primary ἔλπω elpō (to anticipate, usually with pleasure); expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence: — faith, …

Blog 160. “Good”

To me, there are rare occasions where the Greek adds to understanding the Scriptures beyond what I have been able to discern by way of the Hebrew. Today I share with you one of those instances. I was led to this investigation by a daily devotional that I get from The Berean. A link is …

Blog 156. A Grasp of Hebrew

I have experienced reading of Jewish writings for more than ten years now. One of the first things I noticed is that I had to learn to let go of holding onto things too tightly. If you do any reading of Jewish material, you may have noticed the same thing. It is educational on a …

Blog 155. To Call קרא – Continuing in Genesis 2

There is so much in Genesis 2, perhaps a lifetime of learning. It is so hard to know where to go next. קרא seems like a good step. We mentioned last time that there seems to be more explanation of the language שׂפה in the investigation of cognate permutations for קרא than any other dissection/digestion done so far. And that does …

Blog 154. Books of Torah

Bereshit בראשית Genesis Shemot שמות Exodus Vayikra ויקרא Leviticus Bamidbar במדבר Numbers  Devarim דברים Deuteronomy Considerations, that help you understand how the language works. First, thinking of Genesis not just as ב in + ראשית beginning (from ראש head; chief – EDBH ראש p.237 begin; animate;; move energetically (E65)), but also as: Bereshit בראשית as ברא + שית ● A comment about interchangeability of yod י and vav ו. For example, Nun, of Joshua son of Nun coming from the root נין. In use in Judaism, …

Blog 153. Steady… Steady

A life lesson and a lesson on the language שׂפה. Some background before more on Genesis 2. I searched on the word “steady.” There is not just a single Hebrew word translated as steady: ⦁ Psalms 112:6-8 6 For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered forever. 7 He is not afraid of …

Blog 152. A Formation Lesson – Genesis 2

There will hopefully be many more on Genesis 2 You are likely aware that the first two chapters of The Bible talk about the beginnings of the universe and of mankind. Some people get confused, seeing two different creation stories, and not seeing the same things projected in each. My goal in this and future …