Dwell (To)

"to dwell, sit, abide, inhabit, remain." The word occurs over 1,100 times throughout the Old Testament, and this root is widespread in other ancient S…

Family

"family; clan." A form of this Hebrew word occurs in Ugaritic and Punic, also with the meaning of "family" or "clan." The word is found in the Dead Se…

Guard

"to watch, to guard, to keep." Common to both ancient and modern Hebrew, this verb is found also in ancient Ugaritic. It occurs some 60 times in the H…

Judge (To)

"to judge, deliver, rule." This verb also occurs in Ugaritic, Phoenician, Arabic, Akkadian, and post-biblical Hebrew. Biblical Hebrew attests shapat a…

Keep (To) (1)

"to watch, to guard, to keep." Common to both ancient and modern Hebrew, this verb is found also in ancient Ugaritic. It occurs some 60 times in the H…

Lie (To)

"to lie down, lie, have sexual intercourse with." This word also occurs in Ugaritic, Akkadian, Ethiopic, post-biblical Aramaic, and post-biblical Hebr…

Rule (To)

"to rule, reign, have dominion." This term is common in both ancient and modern Hebrew. It is found approximately 100 times in the text of the Hebrew …

Tabernacle

"dwelling place; tabernacle; shrine." This word appears 139 times and refers in its first occurrence to the "tabernacle": "According to all that I sho…

Understand (To)

"to be prudent, act wisely, give attention to, ponder, prosper." This word, which is common to both ancient and modern Hebrew, is found approximately …

Watch

"watch; guard; post; confinement; prison; custody; division." The first or feminine form of this word appears 78 times, while the masculine form is at…

Watch (1)

"to watch, to guard, to keep." Common to both ancient and modern Hebrew, this verb is found also in ancient Ugaritic. It occurs some 60 times in the H…

Widow

"widow," Cognates of this word appear in Aramaic, Arabic, Akkadian, Phoenician, and Ugaritic. Biblical Hebrew attests it 55 times and in all periods.T…