Bread

"bread; meal; food; fruit." This word has cognates in Ugaritic, Syriac, Aramaic, Phoenician, and Arabic. Lehem occurs about 297 times and at every per…

Clothe (To)

"to put on (a garment), clothe, wear, be clothed." A common Semitic term, this word is found in ancient Akkadian and Ugaritic, in Aramaic, and through…

Fight (To)

"to fight, do battle, engage in combat." This word is found in all periods of Hebrew, as well as in ancient Ugaritic. It occurs in the text of Hebrew …

Heart

"heart; mind; midst." Leb and its synonym lebab appear 860 times in the Old Testament. The law, prophets, and Psalms often speak of the "heart." The r…

Remain (To)

"to remain, lodge, spend the night, abide." Found also in ancient Ugaritic, this word continues in use from biblical Hebrew until now. The modern Hebr…

War

"war; battle; skirmish; combat." This word has a cognate only in Ugaritic. Biblical Hebrew attests it 315 times and in all periods.This word means "wa…