Word of the Week

Word: Rejoiced

Hebrew: שָׂמַח (sama)

Definition: Here is a new word for today — שָׂמַח samach. Rejoiced. First off, we can see that there are three letters making up this word. The 3rd letter of the Aleph-Bet is the ג Gimel, which means camel, or to lift up. So, we are going to lift something, or Someone UP. Interestingly, as we see the first letter, from right to left, it is the שׁ Sheen, which represents the Heart of G-d. Going further, we see the letter מ Mem, which represents the Water of the Word. The last letter is the ח Chet, which represents a fence. Now, we can see that we are fenced in through the Water of the Word — who is Yeshua — to the Father’s Heart. That gives us reason to rejoice. Going deeper, G-d made everything for us in the first 7 days of creation, including the day of rest. But to become, let us say, a partner with G-d, on the 8th day (remember that number), we (males) were to be circumcised, as He commanded. This is where the ח Chet comes into play, which happens to be the 8th letter and carries the number 8, fencing us in. So, why did the Father command all this? Let’s look at the gematria. The שׁ Sheen, or Shin (look at where the dagesh is placed), carries the number 300. The מ Mem carries the number 40, and the ח Chet carries the number 8, as has been already mentioned. Eliminating the 0’s, we get 3 + 4 + 8 = 15. 1 + 5 = 6. Six is the number of MAN. Man is to lift up our G-d. Enough said. Rabbi John.

Shown on: June 3, 2026, 10:00 am