What does orge really mean? A full word study of ὀργή (orge), Strong’s G3709, the Greek word for wrath: anger that settles in and stays, how it differs from thumos, and why Ephesians 4:26 says “be angry” but not past sundown.
Hebrew Word for Wrath: What Does “Aph” Really Mean?
What does aph really mean? A full word study of אַף (aph), Strong’s H639, the Hebrew word for anger and wrath that literally means “nose,” and why “slow to anger” reads “long of nostrils.”
Greek Word for Worship: What Does “Proskuneo” Really Mean?
What does proskuneo really mean? A full word study of προσκυνέω (proskuneō), Strong’s G4352: its “kiss toward” roots, key KJV verses, and why Greek worship always faces someone.
Hebrew Word for Worship: What Does “Shachah” Really Mean?
What does shachah really mean? A full word study of שָׁחָה (shachah) — Strong’s H7812, its roots, key KJV verses, and why Hebrew worship is a posture before it’s a feeling.
Greek Word for Comfort: What Does “Paraklesis” Really Mean?
Paraklesis (G3874) is the Greek word behind “the God of all comfort” – and the same word the KJV also translates “exhortation” and “intreaty.” It never meant soothing. It means someone called to your side.
Hebrew Word for Comfort: What Does “Nacham” Really Mean?
Nacham (H5162) is the Hebrew word behind “Comfort ye, comfort ye my people” – and behind “it repented the LORD that he had made man.” Same verb, split in two by translators. It doesn’t mean soothing words. It means something turned.
Greek Word for Fear of the Lord: What Does “Phobos” Really Mean?
Phobos (G5401) is the Greek word behind “the fear of the Lord” – and before it named an emotion it named a movement: flight, the rout, an army breaking and running. Acts 9:31 then attaches walking to it.
Hebrew Word for Fear of the Lord: What Does “Yirah” Really Mean?
Yirah (H3374) is the Hebrew word behind “the fear of the LORD” – and Hebrew has no separate word for reverence. It is the ordinary word for being afraid, aimed at God. Exodus 20:20 uses both senses of the root in a single verse.
Greek Word for Servant: What Does “Doulos” Really Mean?
Doulos (G1401) is the Greek word for servant – and it does not mean helper, volunteer, or staff. It is the flat legal word for a slave, the word Paul chose for himself in his first line, and the word Philippians 2 uses for what Christ took on.
Hebrew Word for Servant: What Does “Eved” Really Mean?
Eved (H5650) is the Hebrew word for servant — and it comes from a verb that means to work, to farm, and to worship, all at once. A word study on the pierced ear of Exodus 21, why “servant of the LORD” was the highest title in Israel, and what freedom actually meant.