Hebrew Word of The Day: רפא

  רפא Transliteration:   R-Ph-A     Common Translation:    heal   Word Construction:  letter meanings =     ‘body… turn (change)… source’ -  the source (or cause) of bodily change.   Derived Word: רפה    R-Ph-H   slacken / sink / fail / let go       ''For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech …

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The Old School: New Hebrew Vocabulary Words By Verse (Genesis Chapter 3)

This chapter introduces 55 new Hebrew words and 1 name.   Section 1: Genesis 3:1 - 3:6  (10 New Words)   Genesis 3:1 נחש     NChSh     bronze / serpent / practice divination for 'bronze':      ‘emerging… separate… fill’ - bronze is copper with some tin added.  Perhaps refers to the process of extracting and mixing the …

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