Ancient Hebrew Language and Alphabet

Ancient Hebrew Language and Alphabet
mother and teach and guide them into truth by yoking
them to himself.
Voice
Let us look at Deuteronomy 5.22 as another example of
how the Hebraic understanding of words reveals the heart
of God.
"These are the commandments the LORD
proclaimed in a loud voice to your whole
assembly there on the mountain from out
of the fire."
Two words in this passage, assembly and voice, come
from the same Parent Root / lq / qal. We have
previously looked at these two pictographs in this chapter.
The first letter 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 / lwq / qol
(translated as "voice" in our passage above) is "the voice
of the shepherd". The Hebrew word / lhq / qahal
(translated as "assembly" above) is "the gathering of the
sheep to the voice of the shepherd".
45