The following may help to develop an understanding of the meaning of
supplication and what supplication is. We see this 'Old English Word'
in the Bible--but often we may not fully understand what the meaning of
the word is and from that what supplication is. We sometimes hear the
phrase 'Prayer and Supplication' (Philippians 4:6) and connect it with
prayer, and possibly conclude that supplication has something to do with
making requests. However, the meaning of supplication is much deeper
than just making requests. It focuses on beholding the Covenant hedge
-or hedge of the covenant --the Covenant of life that is is provided by
Jesus for us. (Romans 11:27 and Hebrews 12:24). Meditating on that work of the New Covenant that Jesus gave us is what Supplication is about.
Supplication תְּחִנָּה teḥinnâ tekh-in-naw' Hebrew Strong’s Number 8467
Examining the meanings
of the letters used in the Hebrew Spelling of תְּחִנָּה teḥinnâ
תּ ת
Tav -- It's literal meaning is "ownership"
"covenant" "sign" "a mark" and "to join two
things together". (1a), mark, sign, signal, monument (2b) T
Note about Tav: In the ancient Hebrew picture letters the Tav was written as a
cross, and later as an X. In the ancient Hebrew word for "sign" we see that the SIGN is "the strong
leader nailed to the cross". It is this same word that is translated in the Greek text of Luke 2:12 which reads: And
this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in
swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
The Hebrew word for religion is "DaT" , דתּ. In Abraham’s Day it was written as:
the
ancient word picture tells us that religion is the "door of the sign"
or the "door of the cross".
Souce (1a)
ח Heth, Chet – fence, hedge, to separate. Outside, divide, half (2b), The literal meaning of this letter is a "fence",
"hedge" or “chamber”, (1a) (an inferred meaning could also be
protection-IE a fence protects) (an
inferred meaning could also be that Heth refers to instruction—instruction that
makes the hedge—see the word Statutes Hebrew Strong’s Number 2706 חֹק)(another inferred meaning is that the hedge represents
love-possibly protective love) H
Chesed is the Old
Testament's highest expression for love. It is a love that remains constant
regardless of the circumstances. Chesed is translated in English in many
different ways: kindness, lovingkindness, mercy, loyalty, love, and unfailing
love. (Tiffany Ann Lewis)
נ Nun-Propagate increase, In the ancient picture
language this was pictured as a seed in ancient Hebrew and Egyptian cultures.
As mentioned, it represented "life", "posterity",
"active life". As used in the Hebrew word for son , the nun symbolized the posterity of the
house.(1a) Continue, heir, son (2b) N
ה He, Hey – behold, to reveal, the – look, reveal, breath (2b) It's literal meaning is a window, or lattice.
The symbolic meaning is behold, or to reveal. This meaning of the letter is one
of the many reasons Rabbinic tradition calls the letter hey the letter of
revelation! (1a) (Also by inference, the meaning could mean--expose or
show.) E
Possible Letter Meaning of Supplication: תְּחִנָּה teḥinnâ tekh-in-naw' Hebrew Strong’s Number 8467: Beholding
the Covenant hedge (of love) and life
Note: from examination of
the definition, you could conclude that 'supplication' deals with focusing on
the covenant-the work of Christ—the work of the greatest expression of love—and
the hedge that the covenant of God provides which offers protection—a
protection made possible by God’s Love.
Applying the meaning
to Psalm 119:170
Psalm 119: 170 Let my supplication (Beholding the Covenant hedge (of love) and
life) come before thee:
deliver me according to thy word.
