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The word revealed

The Hidden Breath Revealed: 

Milah

MILTHA

WORD

There is a deep message in the Biblical languages, which reveals much about "word" in the Bible.  This reveals layers about us and the revelation of the written and manifested word.

From Psalm 139:4 to the Miltha of John 1:1Psalm 139:4 (from the Hebrew text):

כִּי אֵין מִלָּה בִּלְשׁוֹנִי הֵן יְהוָה יָדַעְתָּ כֻלָּהּ

"For there is not a word [מִלָּה / milah] on my tongue, [but] behold [הֵן / hen], O LORD, You know it altogether."In this profound verse, David marvels at God's intimate knowledge—even before a single word forms on his tongue, the Lord already comprehends it completely. The key word here is מִלָּה (milah or melah), translated "word." But this isn't just any ordinary term for speech. When we dig into its ancient Hebrew roots and pictographic layers, it unveils something far deeper: a flowing revelation of the hidden breath of God.The Root Picture: מלה (Milah) – Flowing Teaching + Behold!At its core, מלה draws from the biliteral base מל (m-l), evoking a "chain" or "continuation" of segments that blend into coherent expression—like linked thoughts flowing into utterance. Linguistically, מלה (the noun "word/speech") is the primal form, while מלל (malal, the verb "to speak/utter") is an intensified expansion with the double lamed (לל).Mem (מ): Pictured as flowing waters (mayim), it symbolizes movement, life-giving flow, chaos turned purposeful, or anything dynamic and mighty.

Lamed (ל): Depicted as a shepherd's staff or goad, it means to teach, instruct, point toward, authority, or urge forward. The double lamed in מלל intensifies this: a focused, insistent pointing, showing, revealing, or directed teaching.

So מל paints a picture of flowing teaching—a stream of instruction, guidance, or divine direction. Then comes the final letter:Hey (ה): The breath-sound letter, pictured as a man with arms raised—"behold!", "look here!", "here I am!", or revelation/breath itself (the exhalation of ruach/spirit).

מלה thus becomes: flowing teaching (מל) that reveals or breathes forth (ה) the hidden. It's the word as revelation of the secret breath—wherever the invisible, divine ruach (breath/spirit) hides, waiting to be unveiled, the milah is the flow that points it out: "Behold—here I am!"David's psalm captures this perfectly: even unspoken words (the breath still forming) are fully known to God. The milah hasn't yet flowed out, but the Lord already sees the revelation it will bring.From Hidden Breath to Manifest Word: John 1:1 in the PeshittaThis mystery explodes into fullness in the New Testament. In the Peshitta (the ancient Syriac Aramaic Bible, used by early Eastern churches), John 1:1 reads:ܒ݁ܪܺܫܺܝܬ݂ ܐܺܝܬ݂ܰܘܗ݈ܝ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܡܶܠܬ݂ܳܐ ܘܗܽܘ ܡܶܠܬ݂ܳܐ ܐܺܝܬ݂ܰܘܗ݈ܝ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܠܘܳܬ݂ ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ ܘܰܐܠܳܗܳܐ ܐܺܝܬ݂ܰܘܗ݈ܝ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܗܽܘ ܡܶܠܬ݂ܳܐ

"In the beginning was the Miltha, and the Miltha was with God, and the Miltha was God."Here, the Greek Logos ("Word") is rendered ܡܠܬܐ (miltha or meltā)—the exact Aramaic cognate of Hebrew מלה. It carries the same root power: flowing teaching, intensified revelation, the breath made manifest.The miltha was eternally with God (the intimate, pre-verbal knowing of Psalm 139).

The miltha was God Himself (the divine breath, the hidden ruach, fully revealed).

And then, in verse 14: "The Miltha became flesh and dwelt among us"—the ultimate unfolding! The flowing word of revelation, the secret breath waiting to be unveiled, takes on flesh and manifests visibly.

All aspects of מלה come alive here:The mem flow of divine life and instruction.

The double lamed intensity of pointing/revealing.

The hey breath of "behold!"—now the invisible is seen, the hidden is declared, the secret ruach is incarnate.

Yeshua is the Miltha: the Word who reveals the Father's heart, the flowing teaching that says "Here I am!" to humanity. What David glimpsed in the unspoken word on his tongue, John proclaims in the eternal Word made flesh—the full revelation of God's breath, presence, and love.This is the wonder of Scripture: from the quiet awe of Psalm 139 to the cosmic declaration of John 1, the "word" is never mere sound—it's divine unveiling, the breath of God breaking forth to dwell with us.What hidden breath is God waiting to reveal in your life today? May we, like David, marvel—and like John, behold the Miltha who makes it all known.Stay rooted in the revelation,

[John Lanclos / @jelyel15


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