What Is Praise and Worship?: A Study of the Hebrew and Greek Words

By Pamela Johnson

Have you ever wondered what it means to praise and worship? Everyone has their own way of doing this, which is your personal decision. But what does the Bible say about it? This book will answer that question. It goes through all the words in the Bible that means praise and worship. This book is also a study in which there are questions to answer on how it relates to you. So take out your Bible and your Strongs Concordance and lets get to work!

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Jan 27, 2017
• ISBN: 9781512771558

Pamela Johnson

Pamela Johnson, a former Senior Editor of Essence magazine and now a frequent contributor, is a graduate of Stanford University.

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ISBN: 978-1-5127-7156-5 (sc)

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2017900312

WestBow Press rev. date: 01/27/2016

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

Definitions

Praise

Hebrew—Praise

Halal

Yadah

Tehillah

Towdah

Shabach

Zamar

Barak

Hilool And Mahalal

Greek/Praise

Epainos

Ainesis

Epaineo And Doxa

Ainos

Arete

Ziya

Humneo

Hebrew/Worship

Shachah

Cegid

Abad

Atsab

Greek/Worship

Proskuneo

Proskunetes

Sebomai

Sebazomai

Sebasma

Latreuo

Enopionu

Doxa And Eusebeo

Ethelothreskeia And Therapeuo

Theosebes, Neokoros, And Threskeia

Conclusion

About The Author

Endnotes

DEDICATION

I dedicate this book to my mother, Mozzie, my sister, Allison, and my nephew, Collins. This is to show that if you put your mind to a project, it can be done

I also dedicate this book to my church families during the times of the writing of this study book. The first is Christ Sent Ministries with Pastor Richard Faulk and Minister Claudine Faulk. The second and my present church family is Christ Centered Ministries with Pastor Daniel Roberson.

FOREWORD

Some people worship the Lord with their mouths in a plethora of empty platitudes that simply hit the ceiling and head back to the ground as quickly as they leave their lips. I don’t see that as the case for Pamela Johnson.

In the over twenty years that I have known her, I have seen her worship God with her lips. But then I have seen that worship extend beyond the lips, and I have seen her worship the Lord with her hands in a praise ministry of sign language. In these many years, I have not only understood her to worship with her hands but also with her service in ministry to others. And even greater than that, I have seen her worship God with her material wealth, for the very church that I pastor today was started in her home, which she gave as an act of real worship unto the Lord, whom she dearly loves.

That is why it is an honor and a privilege to write this foreword for her first book. I believe that those who read these pages will receive wisdom for worshiping our God in deeper ways that will allow them to have a more intimate relationship with the God they proclaim and praise. He is God almighty who is seeking those who must worship Him in spirit and truth.

Pastor Daniel F. Roberson

Christ Centered Ministries

PREFACE

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