HEBREW LESSON


“Come [follow] after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”


The Twelve: Yeshua’s First Followers am'AT


Rock. Doubter. Beloved. Betrayer. These are just a few of the characteristics assigned to those whom Yeshua chose as His closest companions. The Twelve were not perfect, pious men by any means, but flawed, foolish souls just like you and me. And yet, it was through these that the Master’s message would ultimately go into all the world.


Here are the names of the original as opposed to !B,, ben (Hebrew) to


vi, Shim’on ben Yonah (Simon, son of Jonah) in John 1:42;


hn"Ay-!B,


twelve apostles according to Matthew 10. A few points of interest: First, the Greek language underlying Matthew 10 sometimes indicates


rB;, bar (Aramaic)


communicate “son of” (Aramaic and Hebrew are similar, semitic languages); Peter is also called


!A[m. laen>t;n>, N’tan’el


(Nathanel) appears to be one of the Twelve according to John 1:45- 51, but is absent from Matthew’s list (may be Bartholomew); Matthew is apparently called


ywIle, Leviy (Levi)


in Mark and Luke; another Judas (


hd"Why>, Y’hudah) is mentioned in John 14:22 (may be Thaddeus), and the


Eleven replaced Judas Iscariot in Acts 1:15-26 with


hy"T.m;, Mat’yah (Matthias).


ap'yKe ar"q.NIh; !A[m.vi Shim’on haNiq’rah Keifa Simon who is called Peter (“rock”) KEIFA (CEPHAS) IS ARAMAIC FOR “ROCK”


WrD>n>a;


An’d’ru / Andrew “MANLY”


yDIb.z:-!B, bqo[]y: Ya’aqov ben Zav’diy


Jacob (“James”) son of Zebedee “HEEL HOLDER” OR “SUPPLANTER”


yDIb.z:-!B, !n"x'Ay


Yochanon ben Zav’diy John son of Zebedee


John: “YAH IS A GRACIOUS GIVER” PliyPi


Piylip / Philip “HORSE-LOVING”


ym;l.T;-rB;


Bar-Tal’mai / Bartholomew “SON OF TAL’MAI”


Pronunciation Key: a = “ah” | e = “eh” | i = “ee” | o = “oh” | u = “oo” | ch or kh = guttural sound in back of throat as in “bach” or “loch” not “ch” as in “much” or “charity”


Kevin Geoffrey is a father, a husband, and a Jewish disciple of the Messiah Yeshua. He is also the principal laborer of Perfect Word Ministries, a Messianic Jewish equipping ministry. Kevin lives in Phoenix, AZ with his wife Esther, and their three sons, Isaac, Josiah and Hosea. Visit Perfect Word online at www.PerfectWordMinistries.org


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Toma / Thomas “TWIN”


Why"t.Tim;


Matit’yahu / Matthew “GIFT OF YAH”


yP;l.x;-!B, bqo[]y: Ya’aqov ben Chal’pai


Jacob (“James”) son of Alphaeus “HEEL HOLDER” OR “SUPPLANTER”


yD"t; Tadai / Thaddaeus “LARGE-HEARTED” OR “COURAGEOUS” ynI[]n:K.h; !A[m.vi Shim’on haK’na’aniy SIMON (“HEARD”) THE ZEALOT tAYrIq.-vyai hd"Why>


Y’hudah Iysh-Q’riyot / Judas Iscariot Judah the man from Q’riyot JUDAH: “PRAISE”


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