Supplication-understanding what it means and is

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.

Below is the development of the meaning of Supplication from the meaning of the Hebrew letters used to write the word supplication.

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

tekh-in-naw' Hebrew Strong’s Number 8467:

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.