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The root of this word, naphash means “to refresh” in the sense of restoring the whole of the person to its wholeness through rest and nutrition. However,the more Hebraic meaning of this word is “the whole of the person” and can be understood as a “being,” “person” or “entity.” This word can be used for man (as seen in Genesis 2:7) and animals (as seen in Genesis 1:21 where it usually translated as “creature”). ![]() This word is often translated as “soul,” implying an abstract entity contained within a person. ![]() This verb is frequently used for repentance where one is going in the wrong direction but then turns around and heads back in the correct direction.īeing ( נפש nephesh, Strong’s #5315): A person is composed of a unity of different parts, the mind, thought, emotion, personality, body, blood, organs, etc. The first use of this word is found in Genesis 3:19 where man (adam), who is taken from the ground (adamah) will return (shuv) to the ground (adamah). Turn back ( שוב shuv, Strong’s #7725): To return to a previous state or place. For this reason, this word means a path that is well defined and easy to follow. These grooves force wagons to follow this very same path time after time. Trench ( מעגל magal, Strong’s #4570): When wagons are repeatedly driven down a path, the wheels cut grooves, or trenches, in the path. The context of the use of this word in the Bible often implies a guiding or leading of another to a place of rest. Guide ( נחה nahhah, Strong’s #5148): This verb is closely related to other roots which mean rest, quiet and comfort. An example is the “name” Adam which is related to the Hebrew word adamah meaning “ground.” This link between Adam and ground can be seen in Genesis 2:7 – And YHWH formed the Adam of dust from the ground.Ĭorrectness ( צדק tsedeq, Strong’s #6664): While this word is usually translated as “righteousness,” the more concrete Hebraic meaning is “correctness,” in the sense of walking in the “correct” path. However, in English, a “name” is more of what we would call a “title,” a word with meaning. Title ( שם shem, Strong’s #8034): In our modern western culture, a “name” is a series of letters put together to form an abstract identifier of a person. While a valley can be a place of beauty, it can also be a place of darkness and defenselessness. ![]() The word gai is a valley, a place surrounded by “high” walls. Valley ( גיא gai, Strong’s #1516): The parent root of this word is gey, a word meaning “pride” in the sense of lifting oneself up to a high position. One of those few compound words in Hebrew is tsalmavetwhich is the word tsal meaning “shadow” and mavet meaning “death.” The “shadow of death” is despair, danger or tragedy which is understood as a deep impenetrable darkness. ![]() Shadow of Death ( צלמות tsalmavet, Strong’s #6757): The Hebrew language rarely includes compound words (two words put together to form one word). Fear ( ירא yarey, Strong’s #3372): The concrete Hebraic meaning of this verb is “to flow.” It is related to the word yorehh meaning “first rain” and ye’or meaning “stream.” When you are seriously afraid of something, you can feel your insides “flowing.” This is the meaning of this word but is usually translated simply as “fear.”
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