Hebrew Word Lessons

AWAKENED/STIRRED: Ur, verb (Strong’s 5782) Root: עוּר Sounds like: oor This past Monday (April 8, 2024) I was privileged to witness the beauty of a solar eclipse in totality. It was a tactile experience where you could actually feel the temperature drop as the sky slowly darkened and then re-emerged into light. Honestly, it stirred… Continue reading Ur: STIRRED UP and AWAKENED!

WINDOWS & FLOODGATES: a’rubbah, feminine noun, (Strong’s 699); khallon, noun, (Strong’s 2474) Root: אֲרֻבָּה (a'rubbah) & חַלּוֹן (khallon) Sounds like: a'roo'bah & kha'lone Windows are common features found in pretty much every human home on the planet. From windows we can watch what’s going on around our house. We can open up windows for fresh… Continue reading A’rubbah/Khallon: Looking out the WINDOW

Hearing and Seeing YHWH In the past we’ve looked at the Hebrew verb “to hear” (shama), but we haven’t looked at the Hebrew verb “to see” (ra’ah), partly because it’s so prolific, occurring over 1300 times in the Tanakh (Old Testament). We will look at ra’ah soon, but in the meantime, we’re going to deconstruct… Continue reading Proverbs 20:12 Eyes & Ears, YHWH Made Two

WAVE: gal, masculine noun (Strong’s 1530) & mishbar, masculine noun (Strong’s 4867) Root: גַּל Sounds like: gal Root: מִשְׁבָּר Sounds like: meesh'bar I live on an Island with the Northumberland Strait on one side, and the Atlantic Ocean on the other. My house is next to the DeSable River where the tides continually roll out… Continue reading Gal/Mishbar: WAVE after WAVE

GREEN: yereq, masculine noun (Strong’s 3418); yaroq, masculine noun (Strong’s 3387). Root: ירק Sounds like: yeh’rek & yaw’rohk I love diving into family history and I’ve been obsessed with it since I was a young teen. My income is provided by being a library technician; my ministry is HebrewWordLessons; but my hobby is genealogy. Today… Continue reading Yereq: Refreshing the GREEN

Naphakh: to blow out, verb (Strong’s 5301); Nasham: to breathe in, verb (Strong’s 5395); N’shamah/Nishmat: breath/inhalation, feminine noun  (Strong’s 5397). Naphakh root: נָפַח    Sounds like: na-fawk Nasham/N'shamah/Nishmat root: נָשַׁם    Sounds like: na-shawm For the most part we take our breath for granted. Rarely do we see it, except on a very cold day.… Continue reading Naphakh & Nish’mat: Exhaling & Inhaling BREATH

On the morning of Tuesday February 27th this “not so little anymore” blog hit ONE MILLION views. In the grand scheme of internet views that's only a tiny droplet in the big worldwide bucket… but that little droplet is the ministry I’ve been assigned to do, and I’m immensely delighted at the success this project… Continue reading One Million Thank Yous!

On High: Ma'rohm, masculine noun (Strong's 4791). Last week we looked at the phrase Who is like You? This week we’re going to continue looking at Psalm 71:19 and the word(s) “on high” or in Hebrew, ma’rohm. Let’s take a look at how various translations break down Psalm 71:19… NASB: For Your righteousness, God, reaches… Continue reading Ma’rohm: Living ON HIGH

LIKE YOU: ka-mohka from the adverb k'moh (Strong's 3644). I've been at this blog for a while now (since 2017) and I've spoken very little about Hebrew grammar. That will change this week. Hopefully that last sentence didn't stop you in your tracks and you're still reading. If you’re like many people, the word grammar… Continue reading Psalm 71:19 Who is Like You?

To Melt: Mas/Masas, verb (Strong’s 4549). Root: מָסַס Prince Edward Island was hit with the third largest snowstorm of the decade last weekend. For a time, I couldn’t open my front door because it was bombarded with snow, up to my shoulders. But now the temperature has dropped and things are starting to melt. Canadians… Continue reading Masas: MELTING like Wax