Impression מלאך messenger; angel עמלק Amalek (express/withhold feelings)
Impression חן grace נח Noah אם mother מה question חם Ham; hot cognate permutations (position to influence goal)
Impression גל heap; round; כל “all;” לך walk! (Imp.); “to you(s.)” cognate permutations (measure of striving [to attain]/cycle)
✱ (express/withhold feelings from striving)
⦁ ▸ TaNaKh (18 results)
1. Bereshit 3:20 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיִּקְרָא הָאָדָם שֵׁם אִשְׁתּוֹ חַוָּה כִּי הִוא הָיְתָה אֵם כׇּל חָי.
⦁ Genesis 3:20
20 The man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.
2. Bereshit 13:16 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְשַׂמְתִּי אֶת זַרְעֲךָ כַּעֲפַר הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אִם יוּכַל אִישׁ לִמְנוֹת אֶת עֲפַר הָאָרֶץ גַּם זַרְעֲךָ יִמָּנֶה.
✱ Genesis 13:16
16 I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted.
3. Bereshit 15:5 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיּוֹצֵא אֹתוֹ הַחוּצָה וַיֹּאמֶר הַבֶּט נָא הַשָּׁמַיְמָה וּסְפֹר הַכּוֹכָבִים אִם תּוּכַל לִסְפֹּר אֹתָם וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ כֹּה יִהְיֶה זַרְעֶךָ.
⦁ Genesis 15:5
5 And he brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”
4. Vayikra 4:13 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְאִם כׇּל עֲדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל יִשְׁגּוּ וְנֶעְלַם דָּבָר מֵעֵינֵי הַקָּהָל וְעָשׂוּ אַחַת מִכׇּל מִצְוֺת י־ְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא תֵעָשֶׂינָה וְאָשֵׁמוּ.
⦁ Leviticus 4:13-14
13 “If the whole congregation of Israel sins unintentionally and the thing is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they do any one of the things that by the LORD’S commandments ought not to be done, and they realize their guilt, 14 when the sin which they have committed becomes known, the assembly shall offer a bull from the herd for a sin offering and bring it in front of the tent of meeting.
5. Vayikra 7:18 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְאִם הֵאָכֹל יֵאָכֵל מִבְּשַׂר זֶבַח שְׁלָמָיו בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי לֹא יֵרָצֶה הַמַּקְרִיב אֹתוֹ לֹא יֵחָשֵׁב לוֹ פִּגּוּל יִהְיֶה וְהַנֶּפֶשׁ הָאֹכֶלֶת מִמֶּנּוּ עֲוֺנָהּ תִּשָּׂא.
⦁ Leviticus 7:18
18 If any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offering is eaten on the third day, he who offers it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be credited to him. It is tainted, and he who eats of it shall bear his iniquity.
6. Vayikra 19:7 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְאִם הֵאָכֹל יֵאָכֵל בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי פִּגּוּל הוּא לֹא יֵרָצֶה.
⦁ Leviticus 19:7-8
7 If it is eaten at all on the third day, it is tainted; it will not be accepted, 8 and everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned what is holy to the LORD, and that person shall be cut off from his people.
7. Vayikra 27:11 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְאִם כׇּל בְּהֵמָה טְמֵאָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא יַקְרִיבוּ מִמֶּנָּה קׇרְבָּן לַי־הֹוָה וְהֶעֱמִיד אֶת הַבְּהֵמָה לִפְנֵי הַכֹּהֵן.
⦁ Leviticus 27:11-12
11 And if it is any unclean animal that may not be offered as an offering to the LORD, then he shall stand the animal before the priest, 12 and the priest shall value it as either good or bad; as the priest values it, so it shall be.
8. Bemidbar 4:27 (Mikraot Gedolot)
עַל פִּי אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו תִּהְיֶה כׇּל עֲבֹדַת בְּנֵי הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּי לְכׇל מַשָּׂאָם וּלְכֹל עֲבֹדָתָם וּפְקַדְתֶּם עֲלֵהֶם בְּמִשְׁמֶרֶת אֵת כׇּל מַשָּׂאָם.
9. Bemidbar 4:31 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְזֹאת מִשְׁמֶרֶת מַשָּׂאָם לְכׇל עֲבֹדָתָם בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד קַרְשֵׁי הַמִּשְׁכָּן וּבְרִיחָיו וְעַמּוּדָיו וַאֲדָנָיו.
✱ Numbers 4:27-31
27 All the service of the sons of the Gershonites shall be at the command of Aaron and his sons, in all that they are to carry and in all that they have to do. And you shall assign to their charge all that they are to carry. 28 This is the service of the clans of the sons of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting, and their guard duty is to be under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
29 “As for the sons of Merari, you shall list them by their clans and their fathers’ houses. 30 From thirty years old up to fifty years old, you shall list them, everyone who can come on duty, to do the service of the tent of meeting. 31 And this is what they are charged to carry, as the whole of their service in the tent of meeting: the frames of the tabernacle, with its bars, pillars, and bases,
10. Bemidbar 27:2 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַתַּעֲמֹדְנָה לִפְנֵי מֹשֶׁה וְלִפְנֵי אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן וְלִפְנֵי הַנְּשִׂיאִם וְכׇל הָעֵדָה פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד לֵאמֹר.
⦁ Numbers 27:2-3
2 And they stood before Moses and before Eleazar the priest and before the chiefs and all the congregation, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, saying, 3 “Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah, but died for his own sin. And he had no sons.
11. Shemuel I 7:3 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל כׇּל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר אִם בְּכׇל לְבַבְכֶם אַתֶּם שָׁבִים אֶל י־ְהֹוָה הָסִירוּ אֶת אֱלֹהֵי הַנֵּכָר מִתּוֹכְכֶם וְהָעַשְׁתָּרוֹת וְהָכִינוּ
⦁ 1 Samuel 7:3
Samuel Judges Israel
3 And Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with allyour heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you and direct your heart to the LORD and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”
12. Shemuel I 17:9 (Mikraot Gedolot)
אִם יוּכַל לְהִלָּחֵם אִתִּי וְהִכָּנִי וְהָיִינוּ לָכֶם לַעֲבָדִים וְאִם אֲנִי אוּכַל לוֹ וְהִכִּיתִיו וִהְיִיתֶם לָנוּ לַעֲבָדִים וַעֲבַדְתֶּם אֹתָנוּ.
⦁ 1 Samuel 17:9 Goliath speaking
9 If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will be your servants. But if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our servants and serve us.”
13. Melakhim II 18:23 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְעַתָּה הִתְעָרֶב נָא אֶת אֲדֹנִי אֶת מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר וְאֶתְּנָה לְךָ אַלְפַּיִם סוּסִים אִם תּוּכַל לָתֶת לְךָ רֹכְבִים עֲלֵיהֶם.
⦁ 2 Kings 18:23
23 Come now, make a wager with my master the king of Assyria: I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to set riders on them.
14. Yeshayahu 36:8 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְעַתָּה הִתְעָרֶב נָא אֶת אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר וְאֶתְּנָה לְךָ אַלְפַּיִם סוּסִים אִם תּוּכַל לָתֶת לְךָ רֹכְבִים עֲלֵיהֶם.
⦁ Isaiah 36:8 the Rabshakeh speaking
8 Come now, make a wager with my master the king of Assyria: I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to set riders on them.
15. Yeshayahu 63:9 (Mikraot Gedolot)
בְּכׇל צָרָתָם [לוֹ] (לא) צָר וּמַלְאַךְ פָּנָיו הוֹשִׁיעָם בְּאַהֲבָתוֹ וּבְחֶמְלָתוֹ הוּא גְאָלָם וַיְנַטְּלֵם וַיְנַשְּׂאֵם כׇּליְמֵי עוֹלָם.
✱ Isaiah 63:9
9 In all their affliction he was afflicted,
and the angel of his presence saved them;
in his love and in his pity he redeemed them;
he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
16. Tehillim 59:16 (Mikraot Gedolot)
הֵמָּה [יְנִיעוּן] (ינועון) לֶאֱכֹל אִם לֹא יִשְׂבְּעוּ וַיָּלִינוּ.
⦁ Psalms 59:15
15 They wander about for food
and growl if they do not get their fill.
17. Iyyov 33:5 (Mikraot Gedolot)
אִם תּוּכַל הֲשִׁיבֵנִי עֶרְכָה לְפָנַי הִתְיַצָּבָה.
⦁ Job 33:5
5 Answer me, if you can;
set your words in order before me; take your stand.
18. Kohelet 8:15 (Mikraot Gedolot)
וְשִׁבַּחְתִּי אֲנִי אֶת הַשִּׂמְחָה אֲשֶׁר אֵין טוֹב לָאָדָם תַּחַת הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ כִּי אִם לֶאֱכֹל וְלִשְׁתּוֹת וְלִשְׂמוֹחַ וְהוּא יִלְוֶנּוּ בַעֲמָלוֹ יְמֵי חַיָּיו אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לוֹ הָאֱלֹהִים תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ.
⦁ Ecclesiastes 8:15
15 And I commend joy, for man has nothing better under the sun but to eat and drink and be joyful, for this will go with him in his toil through the days of his life that God has given him under the sun.
✱ I challenge you to see a thread, particularly in these verses, of how Yeshua/Jesus is sent to encourage a maternal אם role, carrying the load/lifting the burden of כל. And I remind you not to think of כל as “all,” but as “the measure of striving to attain.” And now I ask you to stretch your mind just a bit further in four “cardinal directions,” 🄰, 🄱, 🄲 and 🄳.
🄰 first think in the mental or spiritual plane rather than the physical plane
🄱 second, “see” how the load/burden is that internal feeling of “missing the mark,” which is not only the (refer to post 14. Synthetic Grasp of Life) “act of sinning” but the “result of the act of sinning,” that is, the load/burden of “guilt.”
- Remember that the messenger (express/withhold feelings) carries a message to others, and that the message is one of either expressed or withheld feelings.
🄲 third, that “message” can be a representation of “faith.” Impression חנם without cause חנן bestow traits; grace נחם change attitude מנה apportion אמן rely; truth; faith אמם be dependent cognate permutations (direct resource [positive/negative])
🄳 and fourth, that these expressed/withheld feelings can bring about change.
🤔 In our culture, the idea of submission has lost favor. We desire to “dominate.” But the message of submission, being the servant, is HUGE with Yeshua/Jesus.
First it is seen in the expression of faith of those who come to him for healing or restoration of life. A great set of examples is seen in combined examples in Mark 5:21-43 and Luke 8:40-56 of the woman with a prolonged discharge of blood and Jairus and his daughter. These are grouped together do you don’t miss the point – “multiple witnesses.”
Second, it is seen in the washing of feet at “the Last Supper,” in John 13:1-17.
⦁ John 13:17
17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
And here, we are returned to this very key word: השמר. First we “know” and then we “do.” Impression השמר take heed; keeping cognate permutations (observe/discern and act/restrain action)?
The discerning is the knowing.
▸ h0995. בִּין ḇiyn; a primitive root; to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand: — attend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) understand(-ing), view, (deal) wise(-ly, man).
AV (170) – understand 62, understanding 32, consider 22, prudent 8, perceive 7, regard 6, discern 3, instruct 3, misc. 27;
- to discern, understand, consider
- (Qal)
- to perceive, discern
- to understand, know (with the mind)
- to observe, mark, give heed to,distinguish, consider
- to have discernment, insight, understanding
- (Niphal) to be discerning, intelligent, discreet, have understanding
- (Hiphil)
- to understand
- to cause to understand, give understanding, teach
- (Hithpolel) to show oneself discerning or attentive, consider diligently
- (Polel) to teach, instruct
- (Qal)
- (TWOT) prudent, regard
Centurion Matthew 8:5-10 – I am not worthy
Canaanite woman Matthew 15:21-28 – dogs crumbs
See how they are tied to humility…
“Recognizing Faith” –
- Jesus – Matthew 9:2
- Paul – Acts 14:8-10
Servant girl to Naaman’s wife 2 Kings 5
Wedding at Cana: the servants knew John 2:2-11
⦁ John 2:9
9 When the master of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom
- Drawing the water ☸︎. The measure of striving to attain. We put in some effort, and God fulfills.
- “Prodigal son” Luke 15:11-32.
- “Widow’s mite” Mark 12:41-44.
- Feeding the five thousand – boy with loaves and fishes. John 6:1-15
⦁ John 6:9
9 “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they for so many?”
☸︎ See the prayer of Abraham’s servant re: drawing water Genesis 24:12-21 / Rebekah
BUT Elisha’s servant Gehazi – cannot be for personal gain 2 Kings 5:20-27 – Gehazi becomes “leprous,” the indication of arrogance.
Pharisees act to be seen Matthew 23:2-12
Widow’s mite Mark 12:41-44; Luke 21:1-4
Tax collector’s prayer – Luke 18:9-14
☸︎ Elizabeth Gilbert from Eat, Pray, Love: “In the end, I’ve come to believe in something called the physics of the quest, a force in nature as real as the forces that govern the laws of gravity. The rules of quest physics go something like this: if you’re brave enough to leave behind everything familiar and comforting, which can be anything from your house to resentment and set out on the truth-seeking journey, either externally or internally, and if you are truly willing to regard everything that happens to you on that journey as a clue, and you accept everyone you meet along the way as a teacher, and if you were prepared to face and forgive some very difficult realities about yourself then the truth will not be withheld from you. I can’t help but believe it, given my experience.”
☸︎ Three VERY important things to remember in her statement about “quest physics” relative to the story of Rebekah. Remember that water in Scripture is symbolic of teaching. And there is a humbling involved in the quest. And it is a journey, a journey taken step-by-step.
And may I be so bold as to say (not being a woman) that it in bearing and raising children (motherhood) that this quest may be fulfilled. There is no more humbling experience
⦁ Hebrews 7:7 ESV
7 It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior. (Reflects Genesis 25:23.)
And may I also be so bold as to point out that even a woman as “rich and famous” as Elizabeth Gilbert can forget the powerful humbling lesson learned in “the quest” and succumb to the desires of the flesh, in so doing causing great harm to a gentle soul as shown in her more recent book, All the Way to the River. THE lesson of life is humbling oneself before YHWH. In our current culture, we do not like the idea of submission. Submission is an act of drawing water, an act of washing feet. We can’t just come to know what we learn in the process; but our actions (or lack of action – “not to act” is a purposeful act of restraint) must reflect that knowledge. השמר !
⦁ John 13:17
17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
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