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Elisheba, Elizabeth, Elisabeth

It is surprising that so many women whose name is Elizabeth don’t really know the meaning(s) of their name. The Hebrew name is ‘Eli•she•va.’ There is one ‘E•li•she•va’ in the Old Testament: “And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Nahshon,...

king, ruler

The word ‘me•lech’ is mentioned over a thousand times in the Bible, but only a handful of references pertain to the Lord God. Interestingly, the title ‘me•lech’ is a part of God’s name in every Jewish prayer. All Hebrew prayers begin with “Blessed are You Lord, King...

bull (male), cow, heifer

The word ‘par’ is a reference to the domesticated breed of the ancient bull. We use these two words interchangeably because the bull was also domesticated much before the biblical era. The ‘par’ (only the male bull) was the main sacrificial offering mentioned in the...