Fear (To)

"to be afraid, stand in awe, fear." This verb occurs in Ugaritic and Hebrew (both biblical and post-biblical). The Bible attests it approximately 330 …

Flow

"to pour, pour out, cast, flow." Commonly used throughout the history of the Hebrew language, this word occurs in ancient Ugaritic with the same nuanc…

Form (To)

"to form, mold, fashion." A word common to Hebrew in all its periods, yasar is used in modern Hebrew in the sense of "to produce," or "to create." The…

Go Down (To)

"to descend, go down, come down. This verb occurs in most Semitic languages (including post-biblical Hebrew) and in all periods. In biblical Hebrew, t…

Go Forth

"to come forth, go out, proceed, go forth, bring out, come out." This verb occurs in all Semitic languages, including biblical Aramaic and Hebrew. It …

Go Out (To)

"to come forth, go out, proceed, go forth, bring out, come out." This verb occurs in all Semitic languages, including biblical Aramaic and Hebrew. It …

Law

"law; direction; instruction." This noun occurs 220 times in the Hebrew Old Testament. In the wisdom literature, where the noun does not appear with a…

Pour (To)

"to pour, pour out, cast, flow." Commonly used throughout the history of the Hebrew language, this word occurs in ancient Ugaritic with the same nuanc…

Precious

"precious; rare; excellent; weighty; noble." Although none of the 35 biblical appearances of this word occurs before First Samuel, they are scattered …

Teach (To)

"to teach, learn, cause to learn." This common Semitic term is found throughout the history of the Hebrew language and in ancient Akkadian and Ugariti…