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…

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…

Sin

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

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…

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…

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…