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heart, (center)

This simple name of the vital organ becomes quite amazing when we learn what human quality is attributed to it. Before we go to this surprising quality, it is important to mention that there are at least fifty Hebrew expressions that include the word ‘lev.’ Naturally,...

Elisheba, Elizabeth, Elisabeth

It is surprising that so many women whose name is Elizabeth don’t really know the meaning(s) of their name. The Hebrew name is ‘Eli•she•va.’ There is one ‘E•li•she•va’ in the Old Testament: “And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Nahshon,...

king, ruler

The word ‘me•lech’ is mentioned over a thousand times in the Bible, but only a handful of references pertain to the Lord God. Interestingly, the title ‘me•lech’ is a part of God’s name in every Jewish prayer. All Hebrew prayers begin with “Blessed are You Lord, King...

bull (male), cow, heifer

The word ‘par’ is a reference to the domesticated breed of the ancient bull. We use these two words interchangeably because the bull was also domesticated much before the biblical era. The ‘par’ (only the male bull) was the main sacrificial offering mentioned in the...

The New Covenant

Note: nothing in this text includes theology, although it may sound so. This entire definition relates only to the very meaningful grammatical rule of definiteness. The ‘Ha’ (the) at the beginning of this name makes the covenant a definite one. ‘Ha’ is the definite...

we shall do and we’ll hear

This phrase may sound like the worst contract possible. It says, in other words, “we shall follow and then we will hear.” This is what the Israelites said to Moses as he was reading to them the detailed laws given to him by God. These laws are the laws of...