One of the more interesting Hebrew words I’ve come across is manna. First, to place manna in Biblical history: Manna in the Bible The word manna is initially found in Exodus 16, also in Numbers 11, and in Moses’ recap – Deuteronomy 8, and later in a few other places. Beginning in Exodus 7, the […]
Word: Graphḗ Rhéma Lógos
Q: When is the Word of God not the Word of God? A: When it’s the Word of God. OK? Got that? No? I’ll try again. When is the Word of God (Scripture) not the Word of God (spoken to the writers of the Scripture and to us)? When it’s the Word of God (God […]
Adam Red Ground Blood Life: ’Adam ’Adom ’Adamah Dam Nephesh
In Form Man Red Ground Dust the Hebrew words Yatsar ’Adam ’Adom ’Adamah ’Aphar were examined. 7 Then the LORD God formed3335 man120 of dust6083 from the ground127, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. Genesis 2:7 NASB In this post I want to explore […]
Form Man Red Ground Dust: Yatsar ’Adam ’Adom ’Adamah ’Aphar
Investigating the Hebrew words Bara’ ’Asah Yatsar, led me to explore the connection between yatsar3335, formed – as by a potter, and ’adamah127, ground – as in the potter’s clay. And of course ’adamah led me to ’adam120 and … more. Yatsar As explained in Create Make Form: Bara’ ’Asah Yatsar the Hebrew word yatsar3335 […]
Create Make Form: Bara’ ’Asah Yatsar
One of the things I enjoy about small group Bible study is the sharing of the various English translations/ versions of the Holy Bible. Each Bible translator (or group of translators) chooses the word equivalent (meaning) as they see fit. Often these word choices have hidden biases or agendas of the translators (either consciously […]
(Almost) All About Eve
Recently, discipleship.org posted this on Facebook. 20 Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living. Genesis 3:20 NIV This was right after Mother’s Day. I know that biblical names have a meaning that relates to the person, their […]