Aged

Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H2204, Original Word: zaqenUsage Notes: "old man; old woman; elder; old." Zaqen occurs 174 times in the Hebrew Old Tes…

Anger

to get angry, be angry." This verb appears in the Bible 92 times. In the basic stem, the word refers to the "burning of anger" as in Jonah 4:1. In the…

Arm-

"arm; power; strength; help." Cognates of zerôa‘ occur both in Northwest and South Semitic languages. Zerôa‘ is attested 92 times in biblical Hebrew a…

Be A Harlot

"to go a whoring, commit fornication, be a harlot, serve other gods." This is the regular term denoting prostitution throughout the history of Hebrew,…

Bosom

"bosom; lap; base." Cognates of this word appear in Akkadian, late Aramaic, and Arabic. The word appears 38 times throughout biblical literature.The w…

Brother

"brother." This word has cognates in Ugaritic and most other Semitic languages. Biblical Hebrew attests the word about 629 times and at all periods.In…

Burning

to get angry, be angry." This verb appears in the Bible 92 times. In the basic stem, the word refers to the "burning of anger" as in Jonah 4:1. In the…

Cease (To)

"to cease, come to an end, desist, forbear, lack," This word is found primarily in Hebrew, including modern Hebrew. In the Hebrew Old Testament, it is…

Clean (To Be)

"to be clean, pure." The root of this word appears over 200 times in various forms, as a verb, adjective, or noun.Since the fall of Adam and Eve, none…

Cord

"cord; rope; tackle; measuring line; measurement; allotment; portion; region." Cognates of this word appear in Aramaic, Syriac, Ethiopic, Arabic, and …

Court

"court; enclosure." This word is related to a common Semitic verb that has two meanings: "to be present," in the sense of living at a certain place (e…

Cry (To)

"to cry, cry out, call." Found in both biblical and modern Hebrew, this word has the sense of "to shout, yell." The word is a close parallel to the ve…

Devise

"to think, devise, purpose, esteem, count, imagine, impute." This word appears 123 times in the Old Testament, and it implies any mental process invol…

Devise (To)

"to think, account, reckon, devise, plan." This word is found throughout the historical development of Hebrew and Aramaic. Found at least 120 times in…

Dismayed (To Be)

"to be dismayed, shattered, broken, terrified." Used primarily in the Hebrew Old Testament, this verb has been identified in ancient Akkadian and Ugar…

Divide (To)

"to divide, share, plunder, assign, distribute." Used throughout the history of Hebrew, this verb is probably reflected in the ancient Akkadian term f…

Do Good (To)

"to be good, do well, be glad, please, do good." This word is found in various Semitic languages, and is very common in Hebrew, both ancient and moder…

Dream

"dream." This noun appears about 65 times and in all periods of biblical Hebrew.The word means "dream." It is used of the ordinary dreams of sleep: "T…

Ear

"ear." The noun ’ozen is common to Semitic languages. It appears 187 times in the Old Testament, mainly to designate a part of the body. The first occ…

Elder

Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H2204, Original Word: zaqenUsage Notes: "old man; old woman; elder; old." Zaqen occurs 174 times in the Hebrew Old Tes…

Feast

"feast; festal sacrifice." Cognates of this noun appear in Aramaic, Syriac, and Arabic. Biblical Hebrew attests it about 62 times and in all periods, …

Foolishness

"foolishness; stupidity." This noun appears 25 times in the Old Testament. It can mean "foolishness" in the sense of violating God's law, or "sin" (Ps…

For Nothing

"for nothing; for no purpose; useless; without a cause; for no reason." The 32 appearances of this word are scattered throughout every period of bibli…

Go A Whoring (To)

"to go a whoring, commit fornication, be a harlot, serve other gods." This is the regular term denoting prostitution throughout the history of Hebrew,…

Gold

"gold." This word has cognates in Arabic and Aramaic. It occurs about 385 times in biblical Hebrew and in every period. Zahab can refer to "gold ore,"…

Good

"good; favorable; festive; pleasing; pleasant; well; better; right; best." This word appears in Akkadian, Aramaic, Arabic, Ugaritic, and Old South Ara…

Gracious (To Be)

"to be gracious, considerate; to show favor." This word is found in ancient Ugaritic with much the same meaning as in biblical Hebrew. but in modern H…

Half

"half; halfway; middle." This word appears about 123 times and in all periods of biblical Hebrew.First, the word is used to indicate "half" of anythin…

Handle

"to catch, seize, lay hold of, grasp, play." This verb is found in both biblical and modern Hebrew. It occurs approximately 60 times in the Hebrew Old…

Iniquity

"to do iniquity." This verb appears in the Bible 17 times. In Arabic this verb appears with the meaning "to bend" or "to deviate from the way." ‘Awâ i…

Kill (To)

"to slaughter, kill." This word is common to both ancient and modern Hebrew, as well as ancient Ugaritic. The idea that the ancient Akkadian term shah…

Light (To)

"to become light, become lighted up (of daybreak), give light, cause light to shine." This verb is found also in Akkadian and Canaanite. The Akkadian …

Little One

"weaker one; child; little one." Cognates of this noun appear in Arabic and Ethiopic. All but 4 of the 42 occurrences of this word are in prose litera…

Live (To)

"to live." This verb, which has cognates in most other Semitic languages (except Akkadian), occurs 284 times in biblical Hebrew and in all periods. In…

Loose Conduct

"loose conduct; lewdness." The 28 occurrences of this noun are all in legal and poetical books of the Bible, except for a single occurrence in Judges.…

Loving-kindness

"loving-kindness; steadfast love; grace; mercy; faithfulness; goodness; devotion." This word is used 240 times in the Old Testament, and is especially…

Male

"male." Cognates of this word appear in Akkadian, Aramaic, and Arabic. It occurs 82 times and usually in early prose (Genesis through Deuteronomy), on…

Mountain Range

"mountain range; mountainous region; mount." This word also appears in Ugaritic, Phoenician, and Punic. Biblical Hebrew attests it about 558 times and…

New

"to renew." This verb occurs in post-Mosaic literature (with the exception of Job 10:17). The root is found in all the Semitic languages with the same…

New Moon

"to renew." This verb occurs in post-Mosaic literature (with the exception of Job 10:17). The root is found in all the Semitic languages with the same…

Ordinance

"statute; prescription; rule; law; regulation." This noun is derived from the verb haqaq, "to cut in, determine, decree." Hoq occurs 127 times in bibl…

Pass Away

"to pass on, pass away, change, overstep, transgress." Common to both biblical and modern Hebrew, this term appears approximately 30 times in the Hebr…

Pass on (To)

"to pass on, pass away, change, overstep, transgress." Common to both biblical and modern Hebrew, this term appears approximately 30 times in the Hebr…

Pious

"one who is pious, godly." Psalms contains 25 of the 32 appearance of this word. Basically, h?asîd means one who practices h?esed ("loving-kindness"),…

Pleasure

"pleasure; delight; desire; request; affair; thing." None of the 39 occurrences of this word appear before First Samuel. All its occurrences are scatt…

Plow (To)

"to plow, engrave, work in metals." This word occurs in ancient Ugaritic, as well as in modern Hebrew where it has the primary sense of "to plow." It …

Pollute (To)

"to pollute, defile, profane, begin." This word is used more than 225 times in the Old Testament. As a verb, h?alal is used in what seem to be two qui…

Property

"property; possession." This word appears 66 times, with most of its appearances being in Genesis-Joshua and Ezekiel.Essentially ’ah?uzzâ is a legal t…

Remember (To)

"to remember, think of, mention." This root is found in Assyrian, Aramaic, Arabic, and Ethiopic. The group of words (the verb and the three nouns deri…

Reproach

"reproach." This noun occurs in the Old Testament and in rabbinic Hebrew. Its use in modern Hebrew has been taken over by other nouns. H?erpâ occurs 7…

Sacrifice

"sacrifice." This root with the meaning "to sacrifice" is represented in other Semitic languages: Akkadian, Ugaritic, Phoenician, Aramaic, and Arabic.…

Show Favor

"to be gracious, considerate; to show favor." This word is found in ancient Ugaritic with much the same meaning as in biblical Hebrew. but in modern H…

Sick (To Be)

"to be sick, weak." This verb is common in all periods of the Hebrew language and occurs approximately 60 times in the Hebrew Bible. It is found in th…

Sign

"sign; mark." Cognates of this word appear in Aramaic and Arabic. It occurs 78 times in biblical Hebrew and in all periods of the language.This word r…

Sin

"iniquity; vanity; sorrow." Some scholars believe that this term has cognates in the Arabic words 'ana, ("to be fatigued, tired") and 'aynun ("weaknes…

Sister

"sister." Like the words for "brother" and "father," this noun is common to many Semitic languages. Whereas "brother" appears 629 times, "sister" occu…

Skilled

"wise; skillful; practical." This word plus the noun h?okmâ and the verb "to be wise" signify an important element of the Old Testament religious poin…

Slaughter (To)

"to slaughter, sacrifice." This word is a common Semitic term for sacrifice in general, although there are a number of other terms used in the Old Tes…

Sow (To)

"to sow, scatter seed, make pregnant." Common throughout the history of the Hebrew language, this root is found in various Semitic languages, includin…

Sprinkle (To)

"to throw; sprinkle; strew; toss; scatter abundantly." This word is found in both ancient and modern Hebrew and is used in ancient Akkadian in the sen…

Statute

"statute; prescription; rule; law; regulation." This noun is derived from the verb h?aqaq, "to cut in, determine, decree." H?oq occurs 127 times in bi…

Street

"street." This word, of uncertain origin, appears in biblical, mishnaic, and modern Hebrew. In the Old Testament the total number of occurrences of th…

Strength

"strength; power; wealth; property; capable; valiant; army; troops; influential; upper-class people (courtiers)." The cognates of this word have been …

Strong (To Be)

"to be strong, strengthen, harden, take hold of." This verb is found 290 times in the Old Testament. The root also exists in Aramaic and Arabic.The wo…

Sword

"sword; dagger; flint knife; chisel." This noun has cognates in several other Semitic languages including Ugaritic, Aramaic, Syriac, Akkadian, and Ara…

Take (To)

"to catch, seize, lay hold of, grasp, play." This verb is found in both biblical and modern Hebrew. It occurs approximately 60 times in the Hebrew Old…

Think (To)

"to think, devise, purpose, esteem, count, imagine, impute." This word appears 123 times in the Old Testament, and it implies any mental process invol…

Turn (To)

"to turn, overturn, change, transform, turn back." A common word throughout the various periods of Hebrew, this term occurs in other Semitic languages…

Unclean (To Be)

"to be unclean." This root is limited to Hebrew, Aramaic, and Arabic. The verb occurs 160 times in biblical Hebrew and mainly in Leviticus, as in Lev …

Violence

"violence; wrong; maliciousness." This word appears about 60 times and in all periods of biblical Hebrew.Basically h?amas connotes the disruption of t…

Vision

"vision." None of the 34 appearances of this word appear before First Samuel, and most of them are in the prophetic books.H?azôn almost always signifi…

Wall

"wall." This word is found in several Semitic languages and even in Egyptian. In Phoenician, it has the more restricted significance of "fortification…

Weaker One

"weaker one; child; little one." Cognates of this noun appear in Arabic and Ethiopic. All but 4 of the 42 occurrences of this word are in prose litera…

Wise

"wise; skillful; practical." This word plus the noun h?okmâ and the verb "to be wise" signify an important element of the Old Testament religious poin…

Wrath

"wrath; heat; rage; anger." This noun occurs in Semitic languages with the meanings "heat, wrath, poison, venom." The noun, as well as the verb yah?am…