Hebrew Mysteries


 Week 20

Proverbs 8:8

Marlene Bredenkamp • 21 August 2026

Recap Hebrew

  • There are 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet.
  • Hebrew is a alpha numerical language
  • Each letter has a pictograph
  • ELS reveals hidden mysteries
  • The effect of revers numbers (inverses)
  • Root words
  • Sofit letters
  • Nouns
  • Verbs
  • Directions
  • Triple numbers
  • Future tense
  • Letter kaf ךכ Sofit kaf
  • Double numbers
  • The letter yod
  • Number of appearances
  • The definite article
  • Equations
  • Hebrew calendar
  • Antonyms
  • Synonyms
  • Diacritical marks - dagesh (kal)
  • Gender
  • Acrostic passages
  • Repeated texts



Additional:

  • Old Testament Types

Scripture Reference

  • Proverbs 8:8



“All the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing twisted or crooked in them”.






Proverbs 8:8 in Hebrew

Pictographs of the word "word", imre

א— a picture of an ox, strong leader.

ם—a picture of water, people.

ר— a picture of a man’s head.

י — a picture of an arm.



The strong leader א of mankind ם is the strong arm י that saves mankind ר 


Polysemy

A polysemy is the capacity for a sign e.g, a word or phrase, to have multiple related meanings. There are two Hebrew words which are translated as word in English.


אֵמֶר - amar (root word for imre)


Proverbs 8:8 “All the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing twisted or crooked in them”. 


דָּבָר— dabar


John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word.

בְּרֵאשִׁית הָיָה הַדָּבָר,

Beresheet hayah hadabar


Old Testament types of Christ

  • Adam was a type of Christ, Romans 5:14; whereas Adam's disobedience brought sin, Christ (the "last Adam") brings righteousness and life.


  • Isaac: The beloved, promised son whom Abraham willingly offered on Mount Moriah, foreshadowing God the Father sacrificing Jesus.


  • Joseph: The beloved son who suffered rejection and betrayal by his brothers, was unjustly humbled, and was later exalted to save many lives.



  • Moses: The prophet and mediator who delivered God's people from slavery and interceded for them, anticipating Jesus as the ultimate deliverer. 


  • David: The shepherd-king who conquered his people's enemies and foreshadowed the eternal messianic kingship of Jesus.


  • Jonah: Spent three days in the belly of a great fish, which Jesus explicitly used as a type of His own death and resurrection.


Just as people were types of Christ, so there are also linguistic correlations: Jesus is the Word Who became flesh and dwelt among us. Jesus said to His “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life”, John 6:63.


Jesus as the Word

John 1:1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God”.


Matthew 4:4 “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God”.


Revelation 19:13 "He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.

Ordinal value of imre

א =  1

ם = 13

ר = 20

י =  10

1 + 13 + 20 + 10 = 44



The standard value of the Hebrew word blood, dam דם, is also 44. The blood of the Word cleanses from all sin.


Prayer

May the Lord give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which He has called you. 

Next Focus

Nehemiah 13:14


May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ give you a spirit of  wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him.