In our English language, we often define a word by stating what it is not. As an example, we might define what is “normal” by giving examples of what we consider as “abnormal” and indicating normality fits into the category within boundaries defined as within the range between those not in this extreme and those …
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Blog 207. AlHaTorah Search אם כל relative to מלאך
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 …
Blog 206. With Kings
See below in the AlHaTorah Search, please that the את may be the infamous “marker of the direct object” or may be “with.” See “with king” or את king as including the מלאך messenger cognate permutations group. Note in addition to the idea in that group (express/withhold feelings from striving) that there is a Dental, ת. This will have to do. Back-and-forth… https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-8779618-swinging-western-saloon-doors?dd_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F AlHaTorah Search את מלך …
Blog 204. The Enemy of Good is Perfect
Isn’t it interesting how the life we lead serves to teach us what is laid out in Scripture? I have also pointed out before how I love it when new scientific discoveries confirm what was written in Scripture thousands of years ago. In my lifetime, I have lived (and continue to live) many different “chapters.” …
Blog 202. Baby Steps
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/186LdNxpjU/?mibextid=wwXIfr Hopefully all can open the links in this blog. In case not, refer to the movie “What About Bob.” In order to make progress in the way of YHWH, we must do it s-l-o-w-l-y. We do this because the hearts of people must be changed, and we are not able to change hearts; only YHWH changes hearts. …
Blog 201. When is משפט Justice and When Judgment?
⦁ ▸ Note BDB does NOT use “justice” for משפט. For this, we should not be so “mechanical” or “machine-like” in our translations. We should be “impeccable” with our word. Many times in what I have shared previously, using BDB as the basis for the more literal translations, I have used “judgment” when it felt uncomfortable to …
Blog 195. Feel מש
I was struggling with another entry to share here, but instead I was led to share this. I hope it touches someone. ⦁ Exodus 10:21 (NKJV – The Ninth Plague: Darkness) 21 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, darkness which …
Blog 189. A Follow Up to Blog 126.
It seems long ago I said I would return to something, but have not specifically done so. I have confirmed the statement in Blog 126 on other occasions, pointing out that God’s way of looking at Good and Evil are not mankind’s way, but I have not shown you specific examples of why the Warning was given. …
Blog 188. “Abomination”
h8441 I covered with ABBD; h8251 and h8263 I covered with KSS; h6292 I covered with BBKL; h2194 I covered with AMS; h0887 I covered with ABS. ABBD תועב “abomination” בעתו in its time cognate permutations (act to balance) KSS שקץ detest ישש age cognate permutations (converge; diverge) BBKL ויבל and bring פגול stink cognate permutations – (manage by encouraging/discouraging) AMS עצם bone נסה test נסע go forward משׂא burden משה Moses שׂנא hate סנהbush נחש serpent cognate permutations (influence positively/negatively) also (withhold/provide) ABS צוה “command”/delegate authority while retaining control חפץ desire אסףgather; collect; I add cognate permutations (motivate/dissuade) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ⦁ ▸ How I was led to dive deeper into understanding was …