The Woman of Wisdom

We are advised to seek Wisdom like hidden treasure - to call out for Her, to search, to mine the depths until we find Her.

From before the forming of the skies She was there, Yah’s delight, His Woman of Wisdom. Yet She was veiled, hidden from the eyes of the many, for the nations chased after false queens and hollow goddesses. But to those who rise early, who cry out and search like miners, digging deep for Her as treasure in the Torah, She draws near - nourishing, steadying, illuminating. In the latter days, She will be revealed in Zion, poured out upon the remnant, their foundation of sapphire, their inheritance of light.

“Look! I will rebuild you with beauty and strength: I will set your foundation upon radiant, eye-brightening stone, and lay your base with shining sapphire. I will raise your towers with glowing red gems, your gates will sparkle with crystal-like jewels, and all your walls will be built from precious stones.” Yasha'yah 54:11-12

Let's meet Wisdom and get to know Her value, how to find Her, and how to tell a counterfeit.

Proverbs 2:1-9

1. My child, if you will receive my words, and treasure my instruction within,

2. turning your ear toward Wisdom, and directing your heart to discernment,

3. yes, if you call out for understanding, and lift your voice for insight,

4. if you seek Her as silver, and search for Her as hidden treasure,

5. then you will come to know reverence for YHWH, and discover the knowledge of God.

6. For YHWH Himself gifts Wisdom; from His mouth comes knowledge and discernment.

7. He stores up sound guidance for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

8. guarding the paths of justice and preserving the journey of His loyal ones.

9. Then you will discern righteousness and justice, as well as agreeable and good conduct as a course of action.

Proverbs 3:13-26,

13. Blessed is the one who finds Wisdom, the person who comes to find Understanding.

14. For Her market value is far above that of silver, far above refined gold is Her harvest revenue.

15. She is rarer than secret, hard-to-find treasures, and nothing you desire can compare with Her.

16. Long life is in Her right hand; in Her left are riches and honor.

17. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all Her paths are peace.

18. A tree of lives She is to those who take hold of Her; those who hold fast to Her are called blessed.

19. By Wisdom YHWH founded the earth; by Understanding He established the heavens.

20. By His Knowledge the depths were split open, and the clouds drop down the dew.

21. My child, do not let these slip from your sight, guard sound judgment and discretion.

22. They will be life to your soul, and ornament to your neck.

23. Then you will walk securely on your way, and your foot will not stumble.

24. When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.

25. Do not fear sudden terror, nor the storm that overtakes the wicked.

26. For YHWH will be your confidence, and He will keep your foot from being caught.

    
    

Job speaks of Her in chapter 28 where he opines on the location of Wisdom's Home as a place only YHWH knows how to find. But there was another man who knew Wisdom best.

When we think about Solomon, the first thing that stands out is that YHWH gave him more chokmah ~ Wisdom than anyone else on earth. First Kings tells us that his knowledge of Wisdom and Understanding surpassed that of all men. That isn’t a casual statement. It places Solomon as the human vessel most suited to speak about Wisdom with authority. If anyone was ever positioned to introduce Her identity, it was Solomon. His gift of Wisdom wasn’t just a private advantage for ruling well; it was also a platform to reveal who She truly is.

This matters because of the promise YHWH made to David. In Second Samuel 7, YHWH said that one from David’s seed would “build a house (banah) for My Name.” On the surface, this pointed to Solomon and the temple he built in Jerusalem. But the Hebrew word banah carries a depth that goes beyond stone and cedar. It’s the same root as ben (son) and bat (daughter), and it means not only to build, but to establish, to cause growth, to form a household of sons and daughters. The promise was as much about building a family dwelling for YHWH as it was about building a physical temple (beyth ~ house). Buildings come and go, but the Family of YHWH is forever.

Now, Solomon, with all the chokmah that YHWH poured into him, was in the unique position to recognize that the true builder of YHWH’s dwelling could not be a man alone. The temple was important, but the eternal house of YHWH rests on something greater: on Wisdom Herself. That is why in Proverbs, Solomon doesn’t just describe Wisdom as an attractive quality or a useful tool; he personifies Her as the very one through whom YHWH founded creation.

Proverbs 3 says it plainly: “By Wisdom YHWH laid the foundations of the earth; by Understanding He established the heavens.” Later in Proverbs 8, Wisdom speaks in the first person, declaring that She was beside YHWH as a master craftsman when the world was made. This removes any possibility that Proverb's Woman of Wisdom is a human female.

Solomon was testifying that chokmah was not his alone. It belongs to Her, the eternal Woman of Wisdom. She is the true builder of the banah, as Proverbs 9 shows. She is more precious than pearls, She is a tree of lives to those who hold fast to Her, and She is the guiding voice that calls out to all humanity. Solomon knew the temple of stone would not last forever, but the house built by Wisdom endures.

Solomon did not begin from nothing. The house he raised stood entirely upon the work his father had already secured. David had gathered the gold, silver, bronze, wood, and precious stones in abundance; he had ordered the priests and Levites, divided the singers and gatekeepers, and even given the pattern of the temple as it had been put into his mind by Yah's ruach ~ windfall of insight. Solomon inherited not a raw task but a finished blueprint, along with the resources to carry it out.

In this way, Solomon’s labor was light. The weight of warfare, the toil of gathering, the anguish of securing the land had all fallen to David, who had to shed blood to bring peace. Solomon stepped into rest, hence his name meaning, "One of Shalom," or simply, "Peaceful One." His only task to build upon the foundation already laid. The peace he embodied allowed the house to rise, but the vision, design, and provision were all David’s gift through YHWH. Thus, even in the temple that bore Solomon’s name, the heart and hands of David were manifest. Everything is built on the Cornerstone of our Mother.

Let's look at the identity of the Cornerstone deeply, as revealed by David:

21 “I will express praise publicly to You (`owdeka), for indeed (ky) You answered and responded to me (‘anythany) and You have caused it to happen (wathehy) for me (lay) towards and into deliverance, safety, rescue and salvation (layeshuwa‘ah).

22 The stone (`eben) they rejected, avoiding an association with (ma ́asuw), did the makers and builders (habownym), it has become (hoythah) as the head, top and leader (lero ́sh), the cornerstone, chieftain and person of authority (pinah).

23 From being together with (me ́eth) YaHWaH (laYaHWaH | I Am Who Exists As A Provider and Future For and With You,  efei  –  יהוה  –  YHWH –  `ehayah  (H1961) from hayah;`ehayah is the first person singular form of hayah, where hayah speaks to existence in general and `ehayah is a relational prefix expressing leadership and relationship), She has caused it to happen (haythah). This was (zo ́th) Her (hy ́). She is wonderful, marvelous and amazing (niphla ́th) in our eyes, understanding and sight (be‘eynynuw).”

Psalm 118:21-23 by T. Haston

Zakaryah speaks of the leader from Yahudah (David),

“From out of him will come forth the cornerstone — the chief foundation and point of strength.

From out of him will come forth the tent-peg — the secure stake that holds fast the dwelling.

From out of him will come forth the battle-bow — the power and strength for war.

From out of him will go forth every ruler together — unified in leadership.”

Cornerstone: (pinah) – literally “corner, corner-stone,” also used for chief leaders (Ps 118:22; Isa 28:16)

Tent-peg (yated) – a peg or stake driven in securely, imagery of stability and permanence (Isa 22:23).

Battle-bow (qeshet milchamah) – rainbow of war, symbol of active military defense and offense, wielding a weapon of seven lights.

Every unified leader (noges) – usually “ruler, overseer,” but here likely “leader/commander.”

Dowd is the vessel through whom YHWH is pouring these images, but the verse never says that he himself is the cornerstone, or the peg, or the bow. Rather, from him, from his covenantal line, his songs, his role as champion of YHWH’s truth, these things flow outward. He is the one through whom the foundation is revealed. His greatness is in pointing beyond himself to the Rock that supports; to the Mother who is the foundation stone long rejected. He points to the secure stake that holds the dwelling together, to the power of defense and justice that belongs to YHWH alone. In this way, Dowd embodies the channel, the living spring, from which stability and leadership pour. The cornerstone he proclaims is the One he rests upon, not his own person.

David's inheritance, his kingdom and future is all built on the foundation of the Rock that YHWH laid as the foundation. That’s the logic that ties it all together: the promise to David, the gift given to Solomon, and the unveiling of Wisdom’s identity as the foundation of it all. Solomon wasn’t just the one who constructed the temple. He was also the one chosen to reveal that Wisdom Herself is the foundation, co-builder and skilled craftswoman ('emown) of YHWH’s household, the banah. By presenting Her this way, he anchored the promise not in brick and mortar, but in the eternal order of creation and covenant life.

What is truly breathtaking is the way Solomon presents Wisdom not merely as a companion or a teacher, but as a Tree of Lives for all who embrace Her. To discover Her is to uncover more than survival; it is to enter into a second life - a continual unfolding of existence beyond the mortal span. She is not just “valuable” in the way silver or gold might be. She is the rarest treasure on earth, more precious than pearls, because She alone is the channel through which enduring life flows. To cling to Her is to be grafted back into the Source of being itself, the Mother of Creation, who shelters and sustains the soul in its journey.

In his song to YHWH’s Doe of the Dawn ~ Psalm 22, David (Dowyd) gives voice to this intimate bond in strikingly maternal language. He speaks of being carried from the womb, placed in safety at birth, and nurtured from the breast despite being attacked by enemies all around. The psalm is more than lament; it is the cry of a child bound to the Mother of Life, trusting Her even in distress.

10 "Emphasizing the point, You {ky `atah} caused me to move from a lower place into a higher place, issuing from confinement like water bursting forth or a child issuing in a gush of waters {goch `any ~ like a river breaking out from its source, bubbling up like water bursting out of the ground or a child issuing from the womb, or a soldier’s rush into battle, to pull out or bring from one place into another place; from gochah ~ to be pulled out; qal participle singular construct} out of the inner chamber of the generative depths of the womb as the home and source of lineage, origin and safety {min baten ~ the hollow of the innermost part of a female} causing me to rely like a newborn unaware of danger {mabatyach`any ~ as an unsuspecting dependent in confidence} upon the source of an infant's sufficiency and emotional connection, the breasts providing milk, comfort and sustenance {‘al shady, dual construct of shad connecting to the following noun; shad is the root of Shaday} of my Mother {`emy}." 

11 Toward you with intent {`aleyka ~ ‘al `atah} I was caused to be thrown out and ejected, cast towards you as one entirely given over {hashalakaty, hofal perfect first person singular form of shalak} from out of the depths of emotion, the loving and deeply compassionate point of origin {min rachem, from racham ~ love, a feeling or attitude of strong affection towards an object, a manifest act of kindness toward object of one’s love and affection, the merciful matrix experienced by those helpless and at the mercy of a loving creator} out of the inner chamber of the womb as the home and source of lineage, origin and safe shelter {min beten} of my Mother {`emy ~ `em `any}, my source of strength and might, my Mighty One {`el `any} you are {`atah}.

12 Do not abandon, retreating into distance {`al tirachaq ~ second person masc. imperative} far from me {mim`any}, for truly trouble and distress, anxiety and neediness restrain and confine me {ky tsarah ~ root words indicate the source is someone close who is acting as an enemy cause undue distress}, closing in on me in time, space and relational proximity {qarowbah ~ distress, likely caused by someone very close in space, relationship, time, degree or circumstances is not far away and is encircling me}; surely nothing and no one {ky `ayin} can assist me by removing this experience, offer alleviation, ease the burden or provide relief by helping me {‘owzar}." Psalm 22:10-12

Wisdom is our Mother, and it makes sense that she has been hidden, not absent but veiled. David writes in many places in metaphor about Her comfort to his soul, such as Psalm 131:2 and Psalm 139:13-16.

She has been protected and reserved for those who rise early to seek Yah:

“I love those who love me; and those who seek me at dawn will find me.” Proverbs 8:17

She is veiled to guard against counterfeits. Israel was repeatedly seduced by the goddess-trade: the Ashtoreth/Astarte, Asherah, the “queen of heaven” and her bull companion. Even today, the remnant and Israel must choose between a false woman of wisdom and her bull, or the One they seek to hide from you by stealth - Yah and His true partner, the Woman of Wisdom. She is no mortal female and was there from the dawn of time.

Yah tore those pagan idols down before, and He will do it again (Judges 2:13; 1 Kings 11:5; 2 Kings 23:4–7; Jeremiah 7:18: 1 Sam 7:3-4). Our Mother’s presence is encoded for safekeeping, rather than advertised: preserved in the fabric of Torah for the remnant who will listen.

She was there from the beginning: She was in the ruach ~ breath/wind which was hovering/brooding over the waters (Genesis 1:2; Proverbs 3 and 8), the Rock who begot us - the Mighty One who gave us birth (Deuteronomy 32:18). Wisdom was there, brought forth before the depths (Proverbs 8:22–25), and She is seen in the call to heed “the Torah teaching of your Mother” (Proverbs 1:8; 6:20).

The family pattern runs through the covenant: honor your Father and your Mother so your days may be prolonged in the land given by the Father (Shemot 20:12):

“You should show highest esteem {kabad ~ applying heavy meaning and weight in respect to something that is very high and important, to show honor and respect, to view as very valuable and knowledgeable, comprehend the opportunities being provided to you} of your Father {`eth `abyakah} and also toward your Mother {wa `eth `em `atah} for the purpose of {lama‘an ~ in consideration of a proper response, on account of your approach, there is a specific purpose, which is to initiate in one’s mind, that requires a response; a compound of mah ~ ponder and consider how ‘anah ~ to answer, respond or testify} extending your fortification {y`arakwn ~ `arak} continuing your time in the warm light of day {yowm `atah ~ your days, your means to approach warmth, of time itself} upon {‘al - over, above and beyond} the mortal cycles of ‘Adam’s material realm {ha `adamah ~ not just “land of ‘Adam, but ‘adamah speaks of the cycles of which mankind is subject, of which he could break free by rising or passing over them} which for being happy and blessed by YHWH {`ashery efei – YHWH – יהוה} ~ speaking of the ‘adamah’s purpose which exists as an opportunity for us to achieve blessings and happiness} your Mighty Ones {`elohym `atah ~ majestic plural, singular suffix speaking of a duality as one whole or a pair, lit. Mighty Ones}, has bestowed as a gift {nathan} to you {la `atah}.”

Honoring human parents will not extend your mortal life by a single day. This instruction is specifically regarding your relationship with YHWH. And She is there in the reminder that YHWH is one (’echad) - a unity (Deuteronomy 6:4).

‘Elohym in the Hebrew view is actually what scholars call a palimpsest - an archaic fossilized word that was altered in modern interpretation to be perceived as singular due to its association with ‘echad, but the original meaning still shines through. ‘Elohym is the plural form of “power, might or strong one,” literally “powers/ mighty ones / strong ones.”

‘Elohym represents a binary and was originally understood to mean male and female mighty ones, including false gods/goddesses which counterfeit the ‘Elohym of Yisra’el. ‘Echad is similar in that it also represents a binary: one from two - a unified whole made from distinct parts. The Torah doesn’t erase the duality of ‘echad - it embraces it and then reveals the unity within it. While human language changes, YHWH does not.

'Adam was told to leave his Father and Mother, and we know that 'Adam was made special and specifically by Them. His descendants were called sons of God (Genesis 6:2-4). 'Adam left his Parents to become one (’echad) with his own woman, for we are made in Their image - male and female as one whole (Genesis 2:24; Genesis 1:27).

“If YHWH of Hosts had not left us a tiny remnant, we would have become as Sodom ~ Enclosure of the Scorched, we would have resembled Amorah ~ Pile of Ruined Sheaves.” Yasha'yah 1:9

The remnant remembers. So what happened at Sodom and Amorah that we need to pay attention to, so our mistake is not repeated?

Very few souls escaped from Sodom and Amorah. Only a tiny remnant of one covenant family survived - those for whom Abraham had interceded before YHWH (Genesis 18:23–32). The city itself was beyond hope; its corruption was so deep that even the messengers (malakim) sent by YHWH did not engage in public pleading. Instead, it was Lot’s household who had to face the violent demands of the men of the city (Genesis 19:4-9).

At dawn, the little family was seized by the hand and guided out at the very last moment (Genesis 19:15–16). Yet one of them faltered: Lot’s wife turned back and was left behind, cut off from her family (Genesis 19:26). She died that day, and the remaining family carried forward only to collapse into further ruin.

Lot’s daughters, now motherless and without proper guidance, took matters into their own hands. They gave their father strong drink and approached him in order to bear children by improper means (Genesis 19:30–36). Their offspring became the Moabites and Ammonites, nations that would embody opposition to Israel. What should have been a preserved remnant instead yielded corrupted fruit.

Symbolism of Wine as a Carrier of a Ruach: What's in Your Cup?

Because of how important this distinction is to understand the separation of terms and functions of wine, let's dive into the differences.

In the prophets, YHWH repeatedly compares coming before Him with “strong drink” to corruption - an intoxicated vapor, a false breath, a treacherous ruach (influence) (Yasha'yah 28:7; Hosea 4:11). To approach YHWH with the wrong ʾĕlōah (a false god) is forbidden (Exodus 20:3; Deuteronomy 32:17). Instead, the vessel of the soul is meant to hold olive oil, the sustaining, life-giving light (Exodus 27:20; Leviticus 24:2). To bring strong drink instead of oil is to bring darkness instead of light, counterfeit breath instead of true influence.

Wine in Yah's word is never one thing. Its meaning depends on the source and the purpose. Wisdom’s wine is pressed in Her own house, mixed and poured at a table She has prepared with bread (Proverbs ~ Mishlei 9:1-6). It is a symbol of covenant joy and deep satisfaction, nourishment that leads to life. But the Whore’s drink is stolen. She whispers that stolen water and secret bread are sweet, yet what she offers is a lie - her false feasts mimic YHWH’s but lead only to Sheol (Proverbs 9:17-18).

The difference is not in the drink itself, but in whose hand offers it and what ruach it carries.

Yasha’yah and the prophets sharpen this contrast by speaking of new wine. YHWH calls the remnant “the new wine found in the cluster” (Yasha’yah 65:8-9). This is the first, fresh, uncorrupted portion full of blessing. Drinking the new wine is to be part of the preserved seed, the remnant spared destruction. By contrast, the nations’ wine is called venom and poison, “the wine of serpents” (Dabarym 32:33). Their cup stupefies; YHWH’s cup preserves. The prophets write often about the cup of wrath which YHWH pours out.

Psalm 75:8 speaks of a cup in YHWH’s hand, filled with foaming wine, fermenting and mixed. This is not the fresh new wine of Wisdom, but the corrupted cup of the nations, the intoxicating vapor of false gods. YHWH pours it out, and the wicked of the earth are made to drink it down to the dregs, swallowing the bitterness they chose. The imagery makes plain that the cup you lift, either Wisdom’s or the Whore’s, will in the end be returned to you. The remnant spared from Sodom and Amorah drink the new wine of the cluster, but the nations that chase corruption must drain the cup of their own ferment.

Yasha'yah warns that even in the end-times the priests and prophets using YHWH's name have reeled with wine and wandered with strong drink. They are swallowed up by what they drink; the very vessels chosen to see clearly and judge rightly are intoxicated by a false breath. Their vision errs, their justice stumbles (Yasha'yah 28:7). The imagery is deliberate: the cup they lifted was not Wisdom’s, but the counterfeit. The oil that should have sustained their light was replaced with vapor that burned out. Where Wisdom’s wine nourishes, their strong drink betrays. And the result is a staggering priesthood and a prophetic voice that no longer carries YHWH’s clarity.

Hosea warns: “Whoredom, wine, and even new wine seize and take away the heart” (Hosea 4:11). Here the prophet joins physical indulgence and emotional betrayal. The cup, meant to carry blessing, becomes an emptying force. Even new wine, the symbol of fresh abundance, can be corrupted when mixed with disloyalty. What should gladden the soul instead robs it of heart, leaving it hollow. The lesson is clear: the problem is not the wine itself, but the influence ~ ruach behind it. Wine from Wisdom’s table nourishes, wine from harlotry and false knowledge strips life away. Only by clinging to Wisdom as the Mother who fills the cup rightly can the remnant approach YHWH full rather than empty.

The same is true with water. Living water flows freely, springing up with renewal and clarity. It is the water YHWH provides from the rock (Shemot 17:6), or the headwaters of salvation spoken of by Yasha'yah (Yasha’yah 12:3). It is not stagnant or stolen, but abundant and sustaining. The Whore, by contrast, pours stolen water. The inference is that she has stolen water from Wisdom, serving it as if she alone is the source. She calls it sweet because it is forbidden, but it is empty of life - a counterfeit stream that does not endure.

Strong drink carries another layer of the lesson. When priests entered the Tent, they were forbidden wine or strong drink, “so that you may distinguish between the set apart (qodesh) and the common, and teach the people” (Wayiqra 10:8-11). To approach YHWH intoxicated is to approach Him with a false breath, an alcoholic vapor of the soul.

Unauthorized strong drink symbolizes disordered approach, the wrong ruach (breath, wind or influence) filling the vessel. Yet drink itself is not forbidden - Proverbs (Mishlei) 31:6 allows strong drink to the perishing, and Dabarym 14:26 permits wine for rejoicing at appointed feasts (although wine is not on the menu of Pesach, despite how desperately religious individuals cling to that notion). The question is always whether one approaches YHWH with the counterfeit vapor or with the ruach (breath, influence and wind) of clarity and truth.

Against this backdrop stands oil, the substance that does not deceive. Olive oil sustains light without burning out like alcoholic vapors. Yisra'el was instructed to bring clear oil so the lamp might shine continually before YHWH (Shemot 27:20-21). Oil is used to anoint priests, kings, and prophets, marking them for true service. Oil gladdens, heals, and endures, unlike wine that betrays or strong drink that clouds the mind (Mizmor 23:5; Yasha’yah 61:3; Ecclesiastes / Qohelet - One Who Addresses the Assembly 9:8).

In Zakar’yah’s vision, the olive trees stand as eternal witnesses, supplying the lampstand with oil, declaring, “Not by might, nor by power, but by My ruach ~ influence” (Zakar’yah 4:1-6, 11-14). As we read above, Wisdom is a Tree of Lives, supplying the right ruach to fill your soul's lamp. David himself is called the lamp (ner) of Yisr'ael, and his cup was overflowing with Her influence and sustenance.

Oil is not an intoxicating vapor but a sustaining flame, the light of Wisdom’s house. Wisdom is not symbolized by a "spirit mother." She is not a false light, nor an alcoholic vapor (spirit) like the mystery woman of Babylon.

The pattern emerges: wine versus new wine, living water versus stolen water, strong drink versus rightful rejoicing, vapor of intoxication versus the steady light of oil. Each symbol divides the true from the false, Wisdom’s feast from the Whore’s counterfeit feasts, YHWH’s remnant from the nations’ corruption. The remnant survives not because they are many, but because they cling to what endures - the oil that feeds the eternal lamp, the light that never goes out.

And so comes the final call:

“He [ElYah] will turn the hearts of the Progenitors to the children and the hearts of the children to their Progenitors, lest I come and strike the earth” (Malachi 4:6)

Elyah did this exact thing when he left his story behind in writing and taught Yisra'el through example not to follow Achab and his Jezebel. The priests of Ba'al were shamed, and Elyah showed the might of YHWH over the false gods. Similarly, YHWH destroyed the false gods of Egypt by dismantling all of their symbols of power and might.

In conclusion, do not leave behind the true Mother (Prov 4:6). Seek Wisdom as hidden treasure, and She will treasure you in return (Prov 2:4). She is present, for those who truly seek. From creation to covenant to song - She is there. She is beside YHWH always (Prov 8), present from the dawn of time. 

In Proverbs 8:35–36 Wisdom says,

“Whoever finds Me discovers multiple lives, and gains favor from YHWH. But the one who misses Me wrongs his own soul; all who hate Me love death.”

For those who wish to take a deeper look, here is Proverbs 8:35-36 amplified by my dear friend and co-blogger, Mike G.:

"Because whoever finds Me (ky matsa’, to discover, find, and realize, as in to conceive vividly as real, (qal, participle, literal descriptive action)) finds, attaining (matsa’, to discover, find, and realize, as in to conceive vividly as real, to attain, as in to come into possession of, (qal, participle, literal descriptive action)) lives (chay, life, nourishment, an oath of promise, (noun, masculine, plural)), and has cause to gain (wa puwq, obtain, gain, as in an increase in amount, magnitude and degree, (hifil, imperfect)) favor and acceptance (ratsown, favor, acceptance, acknowledgement, from ratsah, to be pleased with, acceptable, and satisfied with) from (min, by means of) YHWH (YHWH), but (wa, on the other hand) the one who misses the way, is guilty of not finding Me (chata’, do wrong, miss the mark, miss the way, lose the way, (qal, participle, literal descriptive action)) injures, literally harming (chamas, injure, do harm, do violence, (qal, participle, literal descriptive action, masculine, singular)) his nephesh / soul (nephesh huw’, life, soul, inner being, the ability to think rationally, from naphash, to breathe, be refreshed), all those that hate, and can’t bear Me (kol sane’ ‘any, hate, abhor, cannot deal with, (piel, participle, the bringing about of a descriptive state were the object undergoes the action)) they love and worship (‘ahab, love, desire, worship, as in have a devotion for, (qal, perfect, literal action at any time)) the dead (maweth, death, the dead, the plague, from muwth, to die , be dead, to oppress and destroy be put to death).”

A special Thank You to Mike, Terry, and Russ whose translation work inspired a great many of these connections. You can speak to them on Facebook in the Malunah Group.