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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Sin

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

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…

Strength

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

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…