Ancient Biblical Hebrew Wisdom: the True Meaning of “Help Meet," our Opposite; together. "We are a Perfect Balance" Order!
Ancient Biblical Hebrew Wisdom: The True Meaning of “Help Meet;” our Opposite, together We Are In “Perfect Balance”, aka, “Order” And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. (KJV, Genesis 2:18) While the KJV translates the Hebrew phrase עזר ×›× ×’×“×• (ezer kenegedo) as "help meet for him," other translations provide additional translations including; "a helper fit for him" (RSV), "a helper as his partner" (NRS), "a helper comparable to him" (NKJ) and "an helper as his counterpart" (YLT). What exactly does this Hebrew phrase mean? The first word in the phrase, עזר (ezer, Strong's #5828), is simple and means "helper." The second word, ×›× ×’×“×• (kenegedo) is a little more complex. The base word is the word × ×’×“(neged, Strong's #5048), which will be discussed shortly, with the prefix ×› (k) meaning "like," and the suffix ו (o) meaning "of him&q