Why Not Question - Word Study Basics

Let's start with the basic tools needed for a word study. First, your Bible, a concordance and a Bible dictionary.

Here's our study verse:

Psalms 113:9

He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to a joyful mother of children.

First up, the concordance. Let's start with the word barren. Now, there are several listings for the word so you have to find the one in the verse you're studying. In this case, it's the Hebrew word Agar. There's only one listing so you don't have the option of checking other verses where it's used.

Next, check the Bible dictionary meaning : Agar - barren, sterile, Further research shows agar means a prim. root. to harvest - gather.

Let's add some other words here.

Em mother, grandmother, stepmother / blood relatives further removed than one’s mother.

Bayith house or building; home, household; land. Fixed established structure made from some kind of material.signify room or wings of a house. Sanctuary or place to worship God. Refers to the place where something or someone dwells

orrests. Those who live in a house ie household.

Sameach blithe or gleeful / , glad, merry

Yashab A prim, root: prop to sit down; dwell, remain to settle to marry. Inhabit. Make to keep house. Lurking marry, bring again to. Place remain, return, seat

Ben son, descendant ; builder of the family name; grandson subject, nation,

When put altogether, you end up with a literal translation like this.

God causes the rooted sterile woman to dwell in a household and be a rejoicing dame or ancestress to a son.

Notice the difference it makes when understanding what the words actually mean and how it further explains the true intent of this verse.