This section will be devoted to Scriptural words and their meaning. We will not only establish the etymological roots of these words, but we will reveal how many English words are actually Hebrew words. Everything and anything you might want to know about the Hebrew language will be discussed and presented in this section.E-mail us if you want to know what a particular word is and we will be happy to post it here for all to read. If you are interested in it, maybe many others are, too.
ETYMOLOGYDictionaries break this word down to two words: etymos, which means 'true' or 'literal', and logos, which means 'thought', 'concept', or 'word'. In the English, this word literally means the 'word', or 'concept', or 'truth'. We generally use it to mean the 'study of the roots of words'. This ministry relies heavily on etymology, as we are assured through much evidence, that Hebrew is the root source of all languages. It is the D.N.A. of language. It is the origin of a word that forms all its subsequent uses. The word logos is used to translate the Hebrew word davar (see our study of this word dabar under the teaching section). The word etymon comes from the Hebrew word emet, which is translated as truth throughout scripture. It, too, has a root and that word is 'aman or 'faith'! This is where we get the English term 'amen'. Truth and faith are husband and wife in the eyes of YHVH. There are a handful of scriptural terms that are called truth, not the least of which is Torah. Torah, erroneously translated as law, actually means teaching and instruction. It is in Torah that we find the origin and root of truth. This is why the study of 'etymology' is so important. There can be no true faith without receiving and embracing truth.
Yochanan 8:31-32
Shalom Alecheim!
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