Silver h3701. כֶּסֶף ḵesep̱ And consider כ + סף כ ••••••• EDBH The כ highlights an example for all to emulate (Gn 10:10). AHLB כ – bend and curve, to tame or subdue TWHA כ – The symbol of crowning accomplishment DeviantArt כ – A palm of a hand, a wing, to allow, to cover, to open the hand, the power to suppress or lift up ▶︎ From note: Origins of …
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80-1/2. Sign of Jonah
See note in Blog 80. מעם and “Abomination” that this relates to, Mt12:39, 16:4; Lk11:29-30 ① depriving someone of possessions illegally Exodus 22:21 21(20H) “You shall neither mistreat (h3238. יָנָה yânâ) a stranger nor oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. || Genesis 9:20-23 20 And Noah began to be a farmer, and he planted …
80. מעם and “Abomination”
AlHaTorah Search מעם Exodus 25:1-9 1 The LORD said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the people of Israel, that they take for me a contribution. From every man whose heart moves him you shall receive the contribution for me. 3 And this is the contribution that you shall receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze, 4 …
79. Place Which the LORD Your God Chooses
Deuteronomy 12:5 5 כִּ֠י אִֽם־אֶל־הַמָּקֹ֞ום אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַ֨ר יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙ מִכָּל־שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֔ם לָשׂ֥וּם אֶת־שְׁמֹ֖ו שָׁ֑ם לְשִׁכְנֹ֥ו תִדְרְשׁ֖וּ וּבָ֥אתָשָֽׁמָּה׃ Deuteronomy 12:5 5 “But you shall seek (h1875. דָּרַשׁ ḏâraš תִדְרְשׁ֖וּ) the place (h4725. מָקוֹם mâqôm) where the LORD your God chooses (h0977. בָּחַר ḇâḥar), out of all your tribes (h7626. שֵׁבֶט šêḇeṭ), to put (h7760. שׂוּם śûm; or שִׂים siym) His name (h8034. שֵׁם šêm) for His dwelling place (h7933. שֶׁכֶן šeḵen); and there (h8033. שָׁם šâm) you shall go (h0935. בּוֹא bô). Deuteronomy 12:5 ESV [with ESV note] 5 But you …
78. A New Look at Covenant
Genesis 17:1-7 1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless, 2 that I may make my covenant(h1285. בְּרִית ḇerîyṯ) between me and you, and may multiply you greatly.” 3 Then Abram fell on his face. And God said to him, …
77. Your Commandment (singular)
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; …
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 …
73 An Update on PaRDeS פרדס
I encourage you to go back to Post #12 Levels of Meaning and read for background before this update. It will give some important background information that will not be repeated here, but will be the foundation we build upon here, AND will show how much more insight some of the more recent understanding shared …