Hebrew Word Study – Repent

Hebrew Word Study – Repent 

Genesis 6:6

And it repented YAHUAH that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

If you ask most Christians what REPENT means they will usually reply with one of two responses.

We have all heard the expression Turn or Burn. There was a time in this country when that would have been the response of most Christians.

Today you’re more likely to respond to the question of repentance with a definition that calls for the one considering repentance to turn around and go in the opposite direction.

YAHUAH who never changes has an entirely different concept of Repentance. It is clearly revealed in the Picture and Number language of the two Hebrew words that are most often used to communicate the concept of Repentance and Regret. In this article, we will examine the picture language of the two Hebrew words most often used in Scripture to communicate what the English translations call Repentance.

Curiously the first time the word Repentance is used it has nothing to do with man. Let’s read again the passage from Genesis 6:6.

And it repented YAHUAH that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

The real scary part of the concept of YAHUAH repenting can be discovered in the following verse where in Genesis 6:7 we read the following:

And YAHUAH said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

Let’s explore the meaning of the Picture and Number language of the two words most often translated Repent or Repentance in the English bible.

The first Hebrew word is comprised of two letters.  They are the letter Sheen and the letter Beyt.

Sheen – To Consume – To Destroy –  Sharp – To press

Teeth

Beyt – House – Tent Dwelling PlaceIt describes what is Inside pictured as aTent / House

The literal translation of this word is to Return or to “Turn About” and it is used to mean Repent.

The two pictures of Sheen and Beyt are connected in a way you may find surprising.

Instead of Turn or Burn, the Hebrew Word Sheen Beyt has the idea of destroying or burning the house.  It could literally be translated Burn or Destroy and then Turn Around and leave.

The concept is eloquently simple. If you burn the house down then you cannot return to live there, unless you wish to spend your life living among the charred ashes of death and destruction.  Sadly some actually do end up returning to live in the ashes.

To Repent based on the Ideal Picture meaning of Sheen Beyt is to leave the place you were living in never to return.  It has been crushed, burned down, demolished and destroyed and there is no reason to return.

Obviously, the spiritual implications of this Picture meaning are not lost on anyone.

But this is not the entire picture that YAHUAH gives us of Repentance.

The first time the word Repentance is used in the Scripture it is not Sheen Beyt but rather it is the four letter Hebrew word Noon Yood Chet Mem.

This 4 letter Hebrew word translated Regret or Repent in Hebrew adds substance and context to the Hebrew word for Repentance that is simply lost in the English translation

Let’s look at each letter of this word and see what picture message emerges.

Picture of Regret and Repentance

Yood– A Mighty Deed or Work done to accomplish a Divine Purpose

Noon – Life & Activity

Chet – A Graciously provided a private place of protection that provides refuge, security, and Peace.  A garden sanctuary

Mem – Water that provides life and comes down like the soft rain or a gentle stream. The Word of YAHUAH that is the Living Water.

What is YAHUAH trying to communicate to His Children?

Is it not obvious?

YAHUAH is inviting His Children to come Home. He is beckoning His children to leave the worldly place that is going to ultimately be burned up and destroyed and come to Him for sanctuary, safety, and salvation.

YAHUAH is always surprising us with His kindness. Even the harshest word has a gracious purpose in the lives of those that will put their faith and trust in YAHUSHA Ha-Mashiach.

And so YAHUAH calls after us to Repent. To leave our comfortable home in this world and become pilgrims on a journey that will lead to Eternal Life.

The Translation of the Picture meaning for the Hebrew Word Repent not only has the warning of devastating Fire it also has in it the invitation to drink the Waters of Life provided so graciously for us by the fully  accomplished and sufficient atoning work of YAHUSHA.

Repentance is a Wonderful Thing if it is what welcomes you into the Arms of our Savior.

Source:

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