This is so cool. The Hebrew language! The little letter hey (ה) is a quiet letter but packs quite a punch. In ancient Hebrew the letter hey was a little man with his hands outstretched (upwards). The hey makes the sound of "h" in English. The sound of breath. The Jewish sages say that by the single letter "hey" the world was created. "By the Word of God the heavens were made, and by the breath (by the hey) of his mouth all their hosts." (Ps. 33:6) The letter by itself means "behold". When placed in front of a word it stands for the word "the" like saying HaEretz (the land), HaShem (The Name) etc. it literally means "behold, look, behold, take notice, pay attention". Now the part I think is cool! The word for trouble is Tzoros in Hebrew. It is also connected to the word Tzur which means rock, hence I think this is where the phrase "between a rock and a hard place" comes from. The word tzoros literally means a narrow, confined restricted place. Being "hard pressed" by an enemy or by circumstances. Now the word for light, brilliance, something shining bright, the glistening of olive oil is tzohor.these two words come from the same root, and in Hebrew that is significant. By adding the little letter "hey" to the word for trouble you get enlightenment, you get shining bright like the glistening of olive oil. The lesson I see in this is that in the midst of troubles, in a narrow, constricted, restricted place, between a rock and a hard place. Where you are "hard pressed" for answers or a solution if you add the little hey and like the little hey approach God with outstretched arms, and "behold, look, pay attention" to Him, He will bring enlightenment and shine bright like glistening olive oil and come to you in the midst of your situation.
