bezrat hashem  May Your compassion come to me that I may live,
For Your Torah is my delight.- Psalm 119:77  Figures of Speech
Written by / 30 December 2011  Figures of Speech-
Psalm11918.orgThere are various figures of speech found in most
languages including English, Hebrew, and Greek.  The words of
Scripture convey a specific message by using these forms of
language.  This short list of figures of speech (with examples
from Scripture) was taken from a sidebar in the January/February
2008 edition of Biblical Worldview Magazine.  The article was
entitled "A Beginner's Guide to Biblical Prophecy".  We should
recognize these figures of speech in G-d's Word to understand
the meaning G-d intended to convey whether we are studying
Biblical prophecy or Biblical history.    Similar to
personification, apostrophe is a figure of speech that occurs
when someone speaks to an imaginary person or an abstract
quality or idea.  Personification is a statement about an
inanimate object while apostrophe is a statement directed