Filipino and Hebrew Language

In Gregorio Zaide's book on History of the Filipino People, a Jesuit priest Father Chirino said in page 24 - (quote) I found in this language four qualities of the four greatest languages of the world, Hebrew, Greek, Latin and Spanish - " IT HAS THE MYSTERY AND OBSCURITIES OF THE HEBREW".  This further support my view that the Philippines is the Biblical land of OPHIR.  Some sample words.

 TAGALOG     HEBREW             IN ENGLISH
1. AHA              Ahahh                    exclamatory
2. ALILA             Alilah                  to overdo
3. ALE                 Ale                      female master
4. ALAM              Alam                  concealed
5. ANAK             Anak                    to be narrow
6. ANTIK             Anthiyq               antique
7. ASA                 Awsaw                 to do or make
8. BAKYA             Bekee-ah            break forth in pieces
9. BALAM            Balam                  to be held in
10. BALAK             Balaq                 to annihilate
11. BAROK           Baruwk                blessed
12. BATA               Bata                     to babble in speech
13. BWISIT            Bosheth              shame, confusion
14. CUBAO            Chobawb             to hide, hiding place
15. KABA              Kabah                   to expire in heart
16. KABARET         Chabareth           female consort
17. KABAYAN        Chabayah           Yah has hidden
18. KABILA             Khav-ee-law      circular
19. KALAS              Khaw-lash            to overthrown
20. KALUKAW        Khal-ook-kaw     division
21. KAMAO           Khaw-mawn            image
22. KAMOT             Khamoth              wisdom
23. KANAN              Chanan               to favor
24. KAPIT                 Chaphets t            o incline to
25. KARIT                Charits                 incisure, sharf
26. KARAS                Charash               to scratch
27. KARAYOM        Charayown         doves dung
28. KATAL               Chathal                to swathe
29. KILYA                 Chelyah                 jewel
30. KISAY                 Kissay                 overwhelm
31. KUPE                   Khofe (kupe)       a cove
32. DALAG               Dalag                    leap
33. DAMA                 Dama                  to weep
34. DAMA                 Damah               to compare
35. DATU                  Dath (Dawth)     a royal edict or commandment
36. DIBA                   Dib-bah              evil report
37. DODONG            Dowdow            King David – love
38. DUWAG               Du-weg             be afraid
39. GALA                   Galah                 to exile, depart
40. GERA                    Gerah                 continuing, destroy
41. GULAT                 Giylath               joy, rejoicing
42. HAH                      Hahh                  express grief
43. HALAL                 Halal                  celebrate, renowned
44. HALIKA                Haliykah              company, going
45. HILIGAYNON      Higaynon             solemn sound
46. IBSAN                     Ibtsan                inflammatory
47. ILAW                     Illaw                   to ascend
48. INDAY                  Dowdah               female of Dowdow –love
49. ITAY                      Ittay                     unadvisedly
50. LABAS                     Labash              wrap around
51. LAKAS                   Lachash               amulet
52. LAPAT                    Laphath               take hold
53. LAYAW                   La-yaw                weary
54. LEKAT                     Leh-kakh              to take
55. LUKOT                       Luchowth             to glisten
56. MAGALAW                Mah-gaw-law       to revolve
57. MAGINAW                 Maginnaw              shield
58. MAGDALO                 Migdalah                tower
59. MAHAL                      Mahal                    to adulterate
60. MAHALAL                 Mahalal                  fame
61. MAHALAY                 Mahalay                 steep
62. MAKALAT                   Machalat               sickness
63. MAKIRI                        Makiyriy                salesman
64. MALAYAW                 Meleah(mel-ay-aw)            female of Mala, abundance
65. MALAYU                      Mala                          to fulfilled
66. MAYKAYA                   Mayka-Yah              who is like Yah
67. MINDANAO                Mig-daw-naw b          e eminent, preciousness
68. MULA                           Muhlah                    circumcision
69. MURA                            Morah                      fear
70. PALAYAW                     Pel-aw-yaw            Yah has favored
71. PANAW                           Pa-naw                   go away, cast out
72. PARAM                           Param                        to tear
73. PASAY                           Paw-say-akh              exemption, skip over
74. PATAK                           Pathach                      to open
75. PATAW                              Paw-thaw                  persuade
76. PETSA                             Petsa                         wound
77. PILILLA                            Peliyla                      judge,Yah has judge
78. PILEGES                          Piylegesh                   concubine
79. PISTE                               Pishteh                        stupidity
80. PITAK                                Pethach                      opening
81. PO (Po)                    Po or Hoo (1931)   derive from Hoo,third person
82. POOK                                 Pook                          obtain
83. PUKAW                                Pookaw                   stumbling block
84. PUTA                      Pothah                hinge or the female pudenda
85. PUTI                            Poothe                        scatter into corner
86. SABAK                               Sabak                         to intwine
87. SABAD                               Zabad                          to confer
88. SAKAL                                Shaqal                        to suspend
89. SAKIT                                  Sheqets                     abominable
90. SAGAD                                Saw-gad                     fall down
91. SALAMAT                          Shalom                       peace
92. SALAT                                Shalat                        to dominate

Life's Key Points

We have been raised in an era where our culture has reduced life to a fundamental formula to explain and replicate everything . This is true in our Calling in life as it is for our health, wealth, relationships, parenting etc.  Are we finding our calling?  One of the topics I clearly remember  in my third  year  civil engineering was “Triangulation” in our CE surveying course. It takes three coordinates to find your location at a given time.

Let me share three coordinates that will assist us find  our Key Points   in life.

1. Achieving

The key word in Achieving is  RESPONSIBILITY, it means “making things happen instead of waiting for things to  happen”.

2. Relating

The key word in Relating is RELATIONSHIP, it means ” actively showing interest in maintaining intimacy with people we care about”.

3. Becoming

The key word in Becoming is REALITY, it means ” the way things actually are –  not what they appear to be or what we wish them to be.

Daily we go through these constant cycle of  Achieving – Relating and Becoming.  

EBOLSA VIRUS

EBOLSA  Virus has its origin in the 60's and 70's. This Virus was hard to detect since it coats itself to a known Bacteria called "DUMMYS".  At its peak ,  MACRO (Sc.term) or MARCOS (Fil.term)  has mutated itself into a Couplet Bacteria called Ferdie and Imelda. A vaccine was developed in 86 called "PP" that has a Potent Power that sent the EBOLSA VIRUS all the way to Hawaii. It did find its way back to the Philippines through a Microbial Strains known as Imee and Bong2 and the motherlode Virus Imelda. This Strain is hard to Quarantined.

Other mutation of the EBOLSA Virus is a Bacteria that came out through a Strain called DAP and PDAP. This mutation produced a Hybrid called NAPO- MINUS  better known as NAP-0- LESS. This EBOLSA Virus is transmitted via PORK and can be potent when its on BARRELS. Microbial hybrid mutations where knonwn as JINGOY, REVILLA, ENRILE, REYES i.e.  These Microbial hybrids are now Quarantined.

Another Strain was recently discovered in Nueva Ecija. This Microbial Strain is called PURE -C- MA. There is no known vaccine to counter this since it hides itself into a YELLOWISH Substance.

A Microbial Strain was recently discovered also in Rosario Batangas. This Bacteria is called B9. This is a tricky Bacteria since it Coats itself through a DUMMY Bacteria called A - TIU. It was found out that this Bacteria Strain originated in an Elevator of a Makati Parking Building. A Senator was the CARRIER. Was carrying Contaminated CAKES on a Stainless STEAL Container.

Your Life Story

Last night we attended the wake of a friend here in Ottawa. George was quite known in the community for having taught driving to a lot of people. At the funeral house I concentrated in particular to a pictorial album of the life story of  George. It seems that everything we have done in life can be posted in one photo album presentation.

At any given moment we are the sum total of every thought we ever have, every word we have spoken, every emotion we have ever felt and every deed we have ever done. Who George was  is entwined with the album presentation.

For us still alive, we are still writing our story. Our story cannot be duplicated, neither can it be undone. The parts of  our story that are already written are history.

If you are living your dreams, thrilled with your work, blessed with your family life and flying high financially you are probably OK with the idea that your life story cannot be erased. But, if life has not worked out as you had hoped, if you are regretting the choices or feeling stuck in a rut, the thought of an indelible life story might sound like bad news.

But hey, we are not like George, now stock in a box and eventually end up in a hole. We are still breathing, therefore the current version of your life story is not the final draft. You still have unlimited room for growth. But understand this: your maximum growth potential isn't realized when you ignore or deny your life story; it is realized when you own it.

How do you own your life story? You start by acknowledging life's failures and disappointments, as they say facing down the ghosts of the past.

Once you have faced the truth squarely you can release your life story from the grip of regret and move forward without the baggage of so much old news.

When you take ownership of your life story you validate this on the basis of your inherent worth as a human being. It becomes a statement of your commitment, an affirmation that you are empowered. This empowerment comes from a simple faith that says ... "I can do all things through Christ"... This alone is the key of owning our life story.

Ophir- Ancient name of Islas del Oriente - The Philippine Islands

One of the common practice of tribal Filipinos which is similar to the Jewish Sacrifice is the shedding of the blood of animals. As in my tribe the Higaonons of Bukidnon a ritual called "Pamuhat" is conducted during harvest and planting season wherein  a blood offering is made to the creator. Another ritual is "Tampuda" - when two warring tribes are inconflict with each other, they will dug a hole and put a pig inside the hole. Each tribal chieftain or Datu who are in conflict with each other  take turn in spearing the pig until it dies. Their anger is directed to the pig.  Then they cover the hole  and the two chieftains exchange a porcelain cup signifying that there is peace between them. The cup symbolizes peace between them. Their conflict is appeased by death of an animal . This is very similar to the Hebrew's practice of "Propitiation".  

What the Spaniards believed

After the death of King Solomon, Ophir was abandoned and soon forgotten. After the passage of hundreds of years nobody would know where or what is Ophir. The other word associated with Ophir is the word "Tarshish." Nobody also knew what it meant. In old translations of the Bible it was supposed also to be a place. However, in new translations of the Bible, it is used to refer to the fleet that went to Ophir.

What happened to the Hebrew or Jewish settlements that were established to process the gold before they were shipped back to King Solomon? Nobody also knew. However, we knew that because of their religious beliefs the Hebrews tend to survive as a separate enclave wherever they settled.

Historical facts

In Spain there is a book called Coleccion General de Documentos Relativos a las Islas Filipinas. It is found in the Archivos de Indias de Sevilla. It was reprinted in 1920 in Barcelona, Spain by the Compania General de Tabaccos de Filipinas. Its Tomo III (1519-1522), pages 112-138, contains Document No. 98 describing how to locate the land of Ophir.

This same volume also contains the official documents regarding the voyage of Ferdinand Magellan. It also contains the logbook of Francisco Albo, the chief pilot of the ship Victoria. This logbook is also one of the main references regarding the voyage of Ferdinand Magellan.

Since this book contains important documents, we can discern that the Spaniards did not really believe that Ophir was in India. In fact the Cabot expedition that left Spain on April 3, 1526 had a secret mission, "to search for a route to Tarsis, OPHIR, Oriental Cathay (China), and Japan."

Document No. 98 describes how to locate the land of Ophir. The travel guide started from the Cape of Good Hope in Africa to India, to Burma, to Sumatra, to Moluccas, to Borneo, to Sulu, to China, then finally Ophir.

Ophir was "…in front of China towards the sea, of many islands where the Moluccans, Chinese, and Lequios met to trade…"

This group of islands could not be Japan because the Moluccans did not get there. It could not be Taiwan because it is not "of many islands." Only the present day Philippines could satisfy the description.

Jewish Settlements

Along the route described by Document No. 98 are locations of old Jewish settlements.

It would not be surprising for that was the procedure used by King Solomon's fleet.

Settlements were established at selected places to trade and process the gold and silver. The ships will collect the gold and silver and bring it to King Solomon. To the credit of the Hebrew people, their settlement remained true to the Jewish faith even for thousands of years. Settlements were found in India, Burma, Sumatra, and Vietnam (Annam and Cochin China).

Who Were the Lequios?

Spanish records mention of a mysterious people known as Lequios. Modern historians variously identified them as Okinawans, Koreans, or Vietnamese. They were favorite targets of Spanish ships during the time of General Miguel Lopez de Legazpi because the ships of the Lequios were always laden with gold and silver.

According to Documents 98, the Lequios were big, bearded, and white men. They were only interested in gold and silver when trading at Ophir. Okinawans, Koreans, and Vietnamese people are not big nor are they white. Their beards are just small goatees and could not satisfy the word "bearded". Therefore they were not the Lequios. So who could the Lequios be but the remnants of Hebrews and Phoenicians who have made some enclaves along the Southeast Asian shores?

The Hebrew word "LEQOT" or "LIQQET" means to gather, to glean. It resembles closely the word Lequios. It will fit the men of King Solomon's fleet who gathered gold and silver. (Note: The Hebrew alphabet has no small letters.)

Where Was Ophir?

There is no doubt that the group of islands in front of China towards the sea is the present day Philippines. The question is where was Ophir located in the Philippines?

Ancient Chinese records say that the ancient trading places in the Philippines were Ma-yi and Pulilu. Dr. Otley Beyer identified Ma-yi as Mindoro. Dr. Jose Rizal, Blumentrit, Robertson, and Stangl say that it was Luzon in part or in whole.

Dr. Jose Rizal identified "Pulilu" as Bo-ol or Bohol. Nobody disputed Dr. Jose Rizal. So there are only three possible places in the Philippines that could be identified as Ophir, they are Luzon, Mindoro, and Bohol.


OPHIR 

The Ancient-Name of the Islands of the Philippines

(Only the descendants of Levites Datu Gerson, Datu Merari and few descendants of Datu Cohat reached the island of Ophir, but the High Priest comes in the lineage of Aaron left in Yahrushalom)

People in the Islands of Ophir speaks Ancient-Hebrew Language

Who is Ophir ?

Ophir written in the Old Testament of the Bible 1 Kings 22:48, 9:28 and 22:49,
Psalms 45:9, Isaiah 13:12, Job 22:24, 28:16, 1Chron. 24:4, 1:23, Genesis 10:25-26. 
In Genesis 10:25-30 “ And Heber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg, for his days was the earth divided and his brother’s name was Yoktan. And Yoktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Yerah, and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, and Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba, and OPHIR, and Havilah, and Yobab; all these were the sons of Yoktan. And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the EAST”.

The language of Ophir

The language of Heber is the same language of Adam and when the language was confused, only Heber retained the original language of Adam and was called Hebrew from Heber’s name and therefore the language of his two sons Peleg and Yoktan will be Hebrew and the language of Ophir the son of Yoktan will be Hebrew also. 

The language of Abraham

Peleg son is Reu, reu son is Serug, Serug son is Nachor, Nachor son is Thare, Thare had tree sons Abram become Abraham, Nahor and Haran the father of Lot. Abraham is Hebrew in Genesis 14:13.

Historians said about Ophir

The western writers garlanded the Philippine land with more names such as Maniolas, Ophir, Islas del Oriente, Islas del Poniente, Archipelago de San Lazaro, Islas de L*****s (Island of Mortars), Archipelago de Magallanes and Archipelago de Legaspi. The western writers and ocean navigators called the islands Ophir before the Western people arrived and re-named it as Felipinas from the name of King Felipe of Spain.

When the first European historian set their foot in the land of Ophir, it was written by historian Gregorio F. Zaide in page 2 and page 24 of History of the Filipino People, that Padre Chirino an eminent Jesuit historian found in Tagalog language that “it has the Mystery and obscurities of the Hebrew language”.
Therefore in the islands of Ophir the people speaks Ancient-Hebrew language.

1. Commissioning of the Bare Point Water Treatment Plant, Thunder Bay Ontario
I called WESCO to send their technician for the T2 Testing of the Water Treatment Plant.
WESCO is sending : Paul Drinkwater.

2. I called a chemical company in Toronto if they have a representative near Thunder Bay.
They said, they have : John Jolly and he is based in Lively Ontario.

3. In our Oil Sands Project in Fort McMurray our Civil sub is Tom Jones Construction.
Our Superintendent is Andy Williams to look after Tom Jones.

FUNNY SITUTATIONS ALONG THE WAY...

1. We were doing visitations for the Filipino Church in Toronto. We visited a lady, her name is "Inda". She is a spinster. We invited her to visit our church... A lot of bachelors in our church, would you like to come? Wala bang one bedroom?

2. In my Bible Study group in Montreal, we had 2 ladies Placida and Dominga. "Placida Dominga".

3. "In His Image Quartet" Paul Narvaez, Oscar Castanios, Glenn Diel and myself. We were invited to sing at High Park Baptist. We failed to enter the intro of the minus one we were using... I just butt in and said, You're listening to FM 109...

4. When GP was born I was a Consultant to the First Nations of Canada. Dwight Sutherland who is now Chief of Taykwa Takamou First Nation was looking for me. Instead the nurse took him to the nursery.

5. Doug Webb was recently widowed in 2001 when he visited us at FCC, he was the Eastern District Supt. for CMA Canada. He told the men at FCC... "Maybe I'll find a filipina wife, I understand they are submissive", to this end a chorale response was... You are talking to the wrong crowd.

6. I used to conduct a joint choir with our group in Montreal and Ottawa. Christmas in 1990 I took some ladies from Ottawa to join with the Montreal group at Snowdon. Upon arriving at the church they forgot their shoes in the taxi. They have their snow boots. I asked some members of our group in Montreal who are not in the choir to let them borrow their shoes for the time being... Only filipinos do this.

7. We used to do house visitations in Toronto. In one apartment we visited, we were convincing someone to come to church, to this end he said, yes I am always in the church, I am the caretaker. When we talked to him he forgot to have his dentures and hair.

8. Our High School graduation song in 1968 is titled... "On this Glorious Day Lets All Be Gay".