Gems of the Old Testament: Jeremiah 29:13

First in Hebrew (with word definitions) & Then In English   Jeremiah 29:13  ובקשתם אתי ומצאתם כי תדרשני בכל לבבכם   Word Definitions בקש     BQSh      seek ‘devotion…venerated… fill’ את     ATh      et   (this word connects a following detail to a previous verb) ‘source… together’ מצא     MTsA     find / unleavened bread ‘physical… action… source’ - the …

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The Old School: New Hebrew Vocabulary Words By Verse (Genesis Chapter 8)

This chapter introduces 29 new Hebrew words & 1 name.   Section 1: Genesis 8:1 - 8:8  (10 New Words & 1 Name)   Genesis 8:1 זכר    ZKR     remember / male ‘result…carry… body’   עבר   OBR    cross over / pass through - derived from עברי  meaning ‘Hebrew’ - indicates a nomad lifestyle.   שכך     ShKK      …

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Hebrew Word of The Day: פלא

  פלא Transliteration:   Ph-L-A     Common Translations:    miracle / wonder / impossible   Word Construction:  - first occurs as יפלא which means: י   = bring + פ  = turn + לא  = not - meaning: something that cannot be changed or can’t be done. letter meanings =     ‘body… add to… water’       …

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Hebrew Word of The Day: אדות

  אדות Transliteration:   A-D-W-Th     Common Translations:    because / about   Word Construction:  letter meanings =    ‘source… connection… add… together’ The reason (or source) for a connection between (or added to) different things (together) is more simply stated as 'because'.       ''For thou art not sent to a people of a strange …

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Hebrew Word of The Day: סלח

סלח Transliteration:   S-L-Ch     Common Translation:    forgive   Word Construction:  letter meanings =      ‘divisions… extending… separate’ -  the letter ס (Samech) originally depicted a thorn and refers to the resulting  ‘damage’ (divisions or pieces) that a thorn creates.  In the context of this particular word such 'damage' is made separate from, and doesn't …

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Hebrew Word of The Day: זיד

  זיד Transliteration:   Z-Y-D     Common Translations:    proud / boil / act presumptuously   Word Construction:  letter meanings =    ‘labor… bring… path through’ Derived Words: זד  ZD    proud זדון  ZDWN    pride         ''For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and an hard language, but to the …

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Hebrew Word of The Day: רום

            רום Transliteration:   R-W-M     Common Translations:    float (above) / high / exalted       Word Construction:  letter meanings =     ‘body… add to… water’ - first occurs in Genesis 7:17 when the flood waters lifted the ark above the earth.  There it is spelled תרם meaning ‘together… body… water’ and directly precedes the phrase ‘from …

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