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…

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…

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…

Loving-kindness

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

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…

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…

Sister

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