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
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
Passover, to Pass Over, to Spare
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 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
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
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
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
The Hebrew Scriptures, Torah, Nevi'im, Ketuvim
deep sleep, divinely imposed
praise; a song of praise; (plural Tehillim) the Hebrew title of the book of Psalms
desire, longing, gravitational pull
repentance, return, turning back
ritual immersion, purification washing
thanksgiving; a thank-offering; a confession of praise
instruction, teaching, direction, law
good, whole, complete, functional
ritual impurity; covenant drift
righteousness, justice, right-relationship, charity
image of God
fringe, tassel
to appoint; to meet by appointment; to designate a set time or place
to know, in covenant intimacy
to give thanks, to praise, to confess; literally to throw or cast the hand
to go down, descend
to deliver, to rescue, to save
salvation; the Hebrew name of the Messiah of Israel
salvation / rescue / deliverance
the Name
the smallest letter; the jot
Day of Firstfruits
Day of Atonement
Day of Trumpets, Day of Shouting
to remember, to act on behalf of
to sing praise, to make music; to prune, to trim back a vine
memorial, remembrance
The Root: דָּבַק (davaq) — The God Who Won’t Let Go by Sergio DeSoto
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