peech, word, or commandment.’ The word devar is found 711 times in the Hebrew Scriptures. The devar of God is forever. The Ten Commandments are called the Ten Devarim. The fifth book of the Bible known as Deuteronomy is called Devarim in Hebrew for “These are the words Moshe spoke …” (Deuteronomy 1:1). The same devarim became flesh and tabernacled among us as Yeshua (John 1:14).
Category: Hebrew Lexicon
These articles give insight into the meaning of Hebrew words.
Love – Hebrew: Ahavah
The root of ahavah is ahav which means ‘to give.’ Taking that root even further is av or a part of ‘abba’ meaning ‘father.’
Prayer – Hebrew: Tefillah
The root of tefillah is palal and has its foundation in the prayer of Pinchas (Phineas) and means ‘to judge’ (Numbers 25). Pinchas was a Levitical high priest who stood against idolatry and ‘judged’ a Midianite woman and Israelite man whose marriage had brought a plague upon the Israelites. This suggests that tefillah is the ‘judging of oneself before a holy God’ through self-examination.
Pure Heart – Hebrew: Lev Tahor
Purity of heart is not something to be attained or acquired, it is the removal of all that is impure or tumah in the heart. In order to have pure gold, the gold must go through the smelting process of heat to remove the impurities. When it is pure, it becomes clear and malleable.