Altar

"altar." This noun has cognates in Aramaic, Syriac, and Arabic. In each of these languages the consonantal root is mdbh. Mizbeah occurs about 396 time…

Death

"death." This word appears 150 times in the Old Testament. The word mawet occurs frequently as an antonym of hayyîm ("life"): "I call heaven and earth…

Die (To)

"to die, kill." This verb occurs in all Semitic languages (including biblical Aramaic) from the earliest times, and in Egyptian. The verb occurs about…

Slaughter (To)

"to slaughter, sacrifice." This word is a common Semitic term for sacrifice in general, although there are a number of other terms used in the Old Tes…