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The following is an excerpt from the Ancient Hebrew Research Center Website.
The Hebrew word אביר is identified in Strong's dictionary with two different numbers, #46 and #47. In the Masoretic Hebrew text of the Bible, Strong's #46 is written as אֲבִיר (aviyr) and Strong's #47 is written as אַבִּיר (abbiyr). The nikkudot, (the vowel pointings appearing as dots and dashes) were invented by the Masorites and are not part of the original Hebrew text. If we remove these nikkudot we find that these two words are spelled identically – אביר (ABYR).
These nikkudot were added to aid in the pronunciation of Hebrew words, but I am also of the opinion that some nikkudot were added to separate out words to give the impression that they are two different words for reasons which will be apparent below.
The Hebrew word אביר (aviyr/abbiyr, Strong's #46/47) is translated in the KJV as bull, strong, mighty, stouthearted, valiant, angel and chiefest, but we must remember that the Hebrew language, being a concrete language, concentrates on the function or action of something rather than its appearance. This noun is not attempting to describe a specific entity, but an action that is common among different entities.
If you have ever watched an eagle soar and thought how majestic it is, you understand the meaning of the Hebrew word אביר (aviyr/abbiyr). The root of this word is the verb אבר (A.B.R, Strong's #82) meaning "soar" and is used in only once in the Hebrew Bible.
| Is it by your wisdom that the hawk soars, and spreads his wings toward the south? (RSV, Job 39:26) |
My translation of the noun אביר (aviyr/abbiyr) is "valiant" and defined as, "Possessing or acting with bravery or boldness. The mighty power of a bird in flight. Anything or anyone of great mental or physical strength."
Strong's number #46 אֲבִיר (aviyr) is always used in the context of YHWH being the "valiant one of Israel/Jacob."
| …I am YHWH your rescuer and your redeemer, the valiant one of Jacob. (Isaiah 49:26) |
Strong's #47 אַבִּיר (abbiyr) is used for any other "valiant" one.
| Then the heels (hoofs) of horses will strike from the galloping, the galloping of his valiant ones. (Job 5:22) |
VIOLENCE
The following is an excerpt from the book The Living Words.
One aspect of the Hebrew language that fascinates me is its complex system of letters, roots, and words. The parent root חם hham [H:2525], meaning "heat," and its derivatives demonstrate this unique system.
The word hham appears as   in its original pictographic script. The letter is a picture of a wall which "separates" one side from another. and the letter is a picture of "water." Combined, these two letters literally mean "separate water." When "heat" (hham) is applied to water, we have evaporation, or a "separating of water."
The following Hebrew words are all derived from the parent root root חם hham [H:2525].
| חמת hheymet [H:2573] | | skin-bag | | חמה hheymah [H:2529] | | cheese | | חמה hhammah [H:2535] | | sun | | חמס hhamas [H:2554] | | to shake | | חמד hhamad [H:2530] | | to crave/desire | | חמץ hhamats [H:2556] | | to sour |
While we can plainly see the root חם (hham) at the beginning of each of these words, what may not be as plainly seen is how the meanings of each of these words are related.
Soured (חמץ) milk was placed in a skin-bag (חמת) that was set out in the heat (חם) of the sun (חמה) and shaken (חמס). The natural enzymes in the skin-bag causes the "water to separate" () from the milk forming the delicacy (חמד) cheese (חמה).
So, what does all of this have to do with wisdom? First, חם is the root of the Hebrew word חכם hhakham [H:2450] and is, secondly, related to the idea of "separating," as this word means "one who is able to separate between what is good and bad." This one word can be translated as either "skill" when applied to a craftsman, or as "wise" when applied to a leader or counselor.
and now send for me a man of skill (hhakham) to work in gold... 2 Chronicles 2:7
Provide for yourselves wise (hhakham) men and understanding and knowing for your tribes and I will set them as rulers over you. Deuteronomy 1:13
A verse found in the book of Isaiah has a very interesting connection between חמה hheymah [H:2529] (cheese) and a חכם hhakham [H:2450], a person who is able to separate from the good and the bad, a wise man.
And he will eat cheese (hheymah) and dates to know to reject the bad and choose the good. Isaiah 7:15
There appears to be a physical connection between cheese and wisdom as this passage indicates that eating cheese can bring about wisdom.
VOICE
The following is an excerpt from the book Ancient Hebrew Language and Alphabet.
The first letter of the Hebrew word   is the sun at the horizon, meaning, to gather. The second is the shepherd's staff. Combined they have the meaning of "to gather to the staff of the shepherd". The shepherd carried a staff as a tool to lead and guide the sheep as well as to discipline and protect them. The staff is a sign of his authority over the sheep. When the shepherd calls the flock, they recognize his voice and gather to him. The Hebrew word  (qol - voice) is like "the voice of the shepherd". The Hebrew word  (qahal - assembly) is like "the gathering of the sheep to the voice of the shepherd".
The following is an excerpt from the book His Name is One.
The parent root קל (qal) is formed by combining the picture of the sun at the horizon, meaning draw in, with the picture of a shepherd staff. The combined meaning is "to draw to the shepherd staff". The child root קול (qol) is translated as "voice" and it is the voice of the shepherd that calls the flock to be drawn toward his staff (the sign of his authority). Another child root derived from this parent root is קהל (qahal) meaning, "assemble". This word is used throughout the Bible for the "assembly" or "congregation" of Israel, the sheep who hear the voice of their shepherd Yahweh. "These words Yahweh spoke to all your assembly (lhq - a gathering flock) with a great voice (lwq - voice of the shepherd) from in the midst of the fiery cloud on the mountain" Deuteronomy 5.22). In this passage we can clearly see the imagery of the shepherd calling his sheep. When the voice of Yahweh (the shepherd) came from the mountain, all of Israel (the sheep) gathered in front of the mountain (the staff) to hear his words.
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