• The Ten Spies and the Meaning of their Names

    Published on: Feb. 22, 2009
    By Stephen Bell

    SHAMMUA - 8051 (from 8074) Renowned (a primitive root - to stun (grow numb) ie. devestate, stupefy (both usually in a passive sense) (destroy, waste, destitute)

    TO STUN-STUPIFY-GROW NUMB

    SHAPHAT - 8202 (from 8199) Judge - (to judge -pronounce sentence (for or against) to vindicate or punish -to ovem/litigate/avenge x taht condemns, contned, defend, execute

    TO JUDGE-CRITICAL

    IGAL -3008 (from 1350) Avenger-to redeem, do part of next of kin, etc.) - he redeems

    TO AVENGE - RETALIATE

    GEUEL - 1345(FROM 1342 & 410)-MajestyofGod (1342 = to mount-up, to rise - be majestic - gloriously, grow-up, increase, be rise, truimph - 410 = el - strength, mighty - almighty

    TO MOUNT-UP-PRIDE

    PALTI - 6406 (from 6403) - delivered (a primitive root -to slip out, escape, deliver, calve, carry away safe - God has delivered

    TO SLIP-OUT - ESCAPE (AVOID RESPONSIBILITY)

    GADDIEL - 1427 (from 1409 &410) fortune (is) of God (1409 = from 1464 in the sense of distributing) fortune -troop [ 1464 = to crowd, attack, invade, overcome] (410 = see strength)

    FORTUNE- COUNTERFEIT BLESSINGS

    GADDI - 1426 Intensive for 1424 - (from 1409 - frotunafe -[1409-See above]

    FORTUNATE (Intensive) -COUNTERFEIT BLESSINGS - REWARD FOR PERFORMACE

    AMMIEL -5988 (from 5971 & 410)-People of God (6971 - from 6004 - a people (as congregated; specifically a tribe - hence collect troops or attendants, a flock - nation, me, folk - 6004 = primitive root - to associate) to oversliadow by huddling together

    TO COLLECT- RECRUIT

     

    SETHUR - 5639 (from 5641 - hidden) (Primitive root - to hide (by covering) to be absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), keep secret x surely)

    TO HIDE (BY COVERING) - HIDDEN, KEPT SECRET - (BITTERNESS) MYSTERIES - 666 BEAST

    NAMBI - 5147 (from 2247 - occult [a primitive root - to secret -hide (self)])

    OCCULT - (1Oth one named - ordinal perfection)