Classical translations render both the word 'adonai' and the name 'YHWH' with 'Lord' but this is an unfortunate mistake, as neither is an authoritative term. ... continue reading → • From the Biblical meta-concept of the day derives the specific solar day Our noun יום (yom)...
This word doesn't have the root YASHAR (straight, upright) in it, and yet we are often seeing it transliterated YASHARAL. The first letteryodis a prefix adding the meaningto-joined with the rootSHAR(rule,ruler). The suffix lettersalef-lamed(meaning lofty one) shows we co-rule with Alah...
Kodesh, a word meaningsacred in Hebrew; see Sacred#Holiness in Judaism. What does Kadosh Adonai mean? Kadosh Kadosh Kadosh Adonai Tz'vaot M'lo Khol Ha'aretz K'vodo. "Holy, Holy, Holy, The Lord of Hosts, The entire world is filled with His Glory." Isaiah 6:3. ...
Hosea’s daughter’s name, Lo-ruhamah, comes from the Hebrew wordslo, meaningnoandracham, meaningcompassionormercy. Adonai tells Hosea,“Name herLo-ruhamah[no mercy], for I will no longer have compassion [racham] on the house of Israel, that I would ever forgive them.”(1:6) Similarly,...
That's correct, the symbols weren't shorthand for Jehovah. They were the name of God in the Hebrew language. YHVH. Hebrew writing doesn't normally include the vowels. Later, In order to NOT pronounce it while reading it, the vowels in the greek word "Adonai" were used so that the wor...
Because it is a foundational language to the ancient world, it can give us great insight into the meaning of love. In fact, much rabbinical interpretation of the Bible comes from observing the relationships between root words. Let’s look at the Hebrew word for love— ahava (אהבה...
The New Testament is called the B'rit Chadashah in Hebrew (בְּרִית חֲדָשָׁה), meaning "New Covenant" (the word B'rit means "covenant" and Chadashah means "new"). Like the Tanakh, it can be divided into three main parts: Gospels/Acts (...
The picture-story of the Hebrew letters in a word plus the meaning of the spiritual numbers in a word are like the cross-hairs of a scope: they pinpoint the sense of the deeper meaning God is communicating. The deeper meaning of the Hebrew letters goes far beyond describing ‘strength’ ...
You’ll need to type the verse number into the search bar at the top, and then scroll down to find the word you’re struggling with. Just take a look at the English meaning, but don’t spend time trying to understand the abbreviations in the morphology column. Then keep reading. Don...
” But there’s a Hebrew word in there that didn’t make it into our commentary’s translation, and it changes the entire meaning of what Moses is saying. That word (which, sadly, I could not catch the Hebrew for during study), means “for yourselves,” and the correct translation is...