ETYMOLOGY, THE ROOT MEANING OF WORDS “tongue” - In the "knowledge of a foreign language.”In 16c.-16c. in the classical revival the Tongues (or the Three Tongues) were Hebrew, Greek, Latin.🕎Acts 2;1-17 KJV
ETYMOLOGY, THE ROOT MEANING OF WORDS “read” - Middle English reden, ireden, "to counsel, advise," persuade; discuss, deliberate; rule, guide; arrange, (observe and apprehend the meaning of something written) 🕎Ecclesiasticus 39;1-12 KJV
ETYMOLOGY, THE ROOT MEANING OF WORDS “virgin” - c. 1200, "unmarried or chaste woman, from Latin virginem "maiden, unwedded girl or woman," "fresh, unused," marriageable girl," figurative sense of "pure, untainted”
ETYMOLOGY, THE ROOT MEANING OF WORDS “prostitute ” - 1520s, "to offer to indiscriminate sexual intercourse" (in exchange for money), "place before or in front," "expose publicly," "harlot” 🕎1 Timothy 2;9-15 KJV
THE DIETARY LAW, FORBIDDEN FOODS IN THE BIBLE: CATFISH IS AN ABOMINATION UNTO YOU.🕎Leviticus 11:1-47 “These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins & scales in the waters, in the seas, in the rivers, them shall ye eat.”
ETYMOLOGY, THE ROOT MEANING OF WORDS “government” - late 14c., "act of governing or ruling;" “system by which a thing is governed" from Old French "control, direction, administration" 🕎Matthew 19:28 KJV
THE DIETARY LAW, FORBIDDEN FOODS IN THE BIBLE: SHRIMP, CRAB & CRAWFISH IS AN ABOMINATION UNTO YOU.🕎Leviticus 11:1-47 “These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins & scales in the waters, in the seas, in the rivers”
ETYMOLOGY, THE ROOT MEANING OF WORDS “damsel” - early 13c., damisele, "young, unmarried woman," especially a maiden of gentle birth, also "maid in waiting, handmaiden," from Anglo-French damaisele "woman of noble birth"
This is why apostle tahar spoke about “ The IMPORTANCE of ETYMOLOGY “ : ETYMOLOGY, THE ROOT MEANING OF WORDS “GOSPEL” 🕎Acts 17;11-12 “These were more noble than those in Thessalonica”
ETYMOLOGY, THE ROOT MEANING OF WORDS “techer” - mid-14c, "one who provides moral guidance to another;" late 14c., "one who gives instruction” 🕎Isaiah 58:1-2 KJV