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any other word in human speech. The Hebrew
Bible has been translated into over a thousand
languages or more. All of them have retained
and are using the Hebrew word Amen.
In Hebrew the root ןמא which means “confirm
or support” has had a very rich development.
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Mr. Horowitz’s text has wonderfully illu-
minating illustrations by Paul Sharon. They
illustrate the Hebrew roots and the words
that grow from them with what I call “word
wheels.” If I don’t happen to have these illus-
trations handy when I’m teaching, I describe
them as wagon wheels. The hub of the wheel
is the root. The spokes are words that grow
from the root by simply adding vowel sounds,
other suffixes, etc. which follow the Hebrew
pattern of word building. On the opposite
page is the word wheel for the word amen.

Bible Truths in
Roots and Branches
I have discovered that Bible truths can be
taught from Hebrew roots and their family of
branches.
For instance, from the root word ןמא amen
we see words grow that are related to a prayer
coming true.

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