Be (To)

"to become, occur, come to pass, be." This verb occurs only in Hebrew and Aramaic. The Old Testament attests hayâ about 3,560 times, in both Hebrew an…

Fool

"fool." This word appears primarily in the wisdom literature. A person described by ’ewîl generally lacks wisdom; indeed, wisdom is beyond his grasp (…

Honor (To)

"to honor." This verb occurs about 114 times and in all periods of biblical Hebrew. Its cognates appear in the same languages as those of the noun kab…

Multitude

"multitude; lively commotion; agitation; tumult; uproar; commotion; turmoil; noise; crowd; abundance." This noun appears 85 times in biblical Hebrew a…

Peradventure

"peradventure; perhaps; suppose; if; less." The 43 occurrences of this word appear in every period of biblical Hebrew.This word meaning "peradventure …

Praise (To)

"to praise, celebrate, glory, sing (praise), boast." The meaning "to praise" is actually the meaning of the intensive form of the Hebrew verb halal, w…

Splendor

"splendor; majesty; authority." A possible cognate of this word appears in Arabic. All but 4 of its 24 biblical appearances occur in poetry.The basic …

Temple

"palace; temple." This word is indirectly derived from the Sumerian egal, "large house, palace," and more directly from the Akkadian ekallu, "large ho…

Walk (To)

"to go, walk, behave." This verb appears in most Semitic languages (although it has a different meaning in Arabic). It is attested in all periods of H…

Wealth

"wealth; substance; riches; possessions; enough." The 26 occurrences of this word are almost wholly in wisdom literature, with 17 of them in the Book …