The Hebrew word for cat, חתול (chatool), comes from חתל (chatal) — “to swaddle.” Just as a cat curls up tightly like a swaddled baby, it pictures Messiah wrapped in swaddling clothes at His birth and suspended on the tree at His death. The cat’s “meow” (מיאו — “who is desired”) and “kitten” (from קטן … Continue reading Daily Tidbits 12/19/11 – The Cat →