priest
offering; that which is brought near
edge, border, hem; LXX equivalent of tzitzit
all of it, all of him, the whole
lord, master
to lord over, to exercise dominion, to dominate
teach me, train me
heart as seat of will and decision
word, account, reason, discourse
to bathe the whole body
sacrilege, faithless misappropriation, treachery in sacred trust
handiwork, deed, work of hands
key, the opening instrument
Kingdom of Heaven, reign of God
my king is righteousness; the priest-king of Salem
mother tongue; the language of the kitchen, the lullaby, and the prayer
a kingdom of priests
fountain, spring, source
vision; mirror
to smear, to anoint
to rule, to govern, to exercise dominion
anointed one, the commissioned
living water; flowing water
speaking (active participle)
the Word (of YHWH)
mediator, go-between, the one who stands in the middle
change of mind, reconsideration
herald, the one who runs with the news
inquiry, investigation, searching out
sanctuary, the set-apart place of His dwelling in the midst
ritual immersion pool; gathering of living water
dwelling place, tabernacle, the portable sanctuary where YHWH's presence rested among Israel
judgments, just rulings, applied case law
a commandment of men learned by rote
commandment; divine instruction; (pl.) commandments
Appointed Times, Divine Appointments
appointed time, fixed meeting, sacred assembly
teacher, the one who points the way
we will do and we will hear
willing-hearted, freely offering
to lift / to carry / to bear
consecrated one, separated one, Nazirite
living being, life, self
intimate breath of life, life-breath
the state of menstrual separation; by extension, the deepest impurity
to wash a part of the body (hands, feet, face)
law, legal code
Nazarenes; the Torah-keeping Jewish followers of Yeshua
age, era, eternity, the long horizon
to cut straight, to handle rightly
I never knew you
enclosed garden, the garden of the righteous dead
veil, curtain, the barrier between the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies
mouth to mouth
Passover, to Pass Over, to Spare
precepts, charges, things entrusted to your keeping
spirit, breath, wind
workmanship, that which is made; root of English "poem"
to pray, to turn one's face toward God with a vow
assembly, congregation, the gathered community
near, close, kin, within reach
to see
my great one
to rule, to have dominion, to tread down
a lawsuit, a covenant grievance; to contend
wind, breath, spirit
the Holy Spirit, the set-apart breath of YHWH
master of the household
treasured possession, prized acquisition, personal property
today, this day
leaning, laying on of hands, ordination
fence; hedge; protective boundary
Cessation, Rest, the Seventh Day
the pit; the grave
whole, complete, undivided, intact
sent one, authorized agent, emissary
wholeness, completeness, nothing missing, nothing broken
tranquility, quiet security, the calm that rests inside wholeness
the heavens, sky, realm of God
to whet, to sharpen; to teach by repetition
asked of God; the Hebrew name of the apostle the church calls Paul
Weeks, Oaths, Pentecost
rod, staff, scepter; by extension, tribe
hear, obey
Eighth Day Assembly, the Gathering
a song; to sing
keeper, watchman, guardian
root, rootstock; the buried living source that feeds and steadies the tree
to return, to turn back, to repent
Rescue, preserve, make whole
be diligent, make every effort, give all haste
Tabernacles, Booths, Shelters
in place of / instead of / underneath
ritual purity; covenant readiness
pure, clean; ritually fit to draw near
purpose, end, goal
disciples; apprenticed learners
ritually impure; unfit, for now, to draw near the Holy
whole, entire, complete; unblemished
The Hebrew Scriptures, Torah, Nevi'im, Ketuvim
Word Nerd Wednesday - Tzamach (צָמַח)/Tzemach (צֶמַח) by Diane Ferreira
How an ordinary Hebrew verb for "to sprout" becomes messianic and royal language in Jeremiah and Zechariah.
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