Hebrew Mysteries
Week 24
Deuteronomy 33:27
Marlene Bredenkamp • 18 September 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
- Old Testament Types
- Sha’atnezgets letters
- Legal concepts
- Doxologies
Additional:
- The letter shin
Scripture Reference
- Deuteronomy 33:27
“The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms; He will thrust out the enemy from before you, and will say, ‘Destroy!’'"
Deuteronomy 33:27 in Hebrew

Additional Scripture References
- For it was the Lord’s doing to harden their hearts that they should come against Israel in battle, in order that they should be devoted to destruction and should receive no mercy but be destroyed, just as the Lord commanded Moses, Joshua 11:20.
- I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them in justice, Ezekiel 34:16.
- For the Lord loves justice; and will not forsake his faithful ones. Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed; the offspring of the wicked will perish, Psalm 37:28.
Pictographs of the word destroy, hashmed הַשְׁמֵֽד
הַ — pictograph of man with his arms raised to heaven;
ש — pictograph of teeth;
מ — pictograph of water, representing mankind;
ד — pictograph of doorway.
Who man worships, ה, either destroys, ש , man or paves the way ,ד for man מ . No one can serve two masters, either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other, Matthew 6:24.
The letter shin, ש
The letter shin is the 21st letter in the Hebrew alphabet.
The pronunciation of the letter depends where the dot appears on the letter:
The shin with the dot on the right שּׁ is pronounced “sh” as in the English wordshame, and שּׂ is pronounced “s” as the English word, sinThe three lines of the shin may be interpreted as three general dimensions of
a human being: the will, the intellect, and the emotions and finds expression in the the commandments of God.
The first and greatest commandment is:
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might, Deuteronomy 6:5.
Jesus in Deuteronomy 33:27
1 John 3:8 “Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil”.
John 12:31 “Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.
Colossians 2:15 “He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them (on the cross)”.
Ordinal value of the word destroy
ה— 5
ש— 21
מֵֽ— 13
ד— 4
Sum of the letters equals 43.
43 is the 14th prime number. The 14th day of the first month on the Hebrew calendar was the day when the Passover lambs were slaughter when Israel left Egypt. The 14th of Nisan AD 30 was when the Lamb of God was crucified fulfilling the Old Testament Passover Feast.
Conclusion
The word destroy does not speak of a victory over the enemy, but the complete annihilation of the enemy. In battle of after battle God gave Israel victory over her enemies. God instructed the Israelites to “devote the enemy to destruction”, Deuteronomy 7:2. Complete destruction is referred to as charam.
The complete destruction foreshadowed Jesus Who, on the cross, completely destroyed the enemy.
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
Psalm 34:7
May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him.
