Affirm

"to say, utter an affirmation, speak." The word is a verbal form of the verb na’am, which occurs only once in the entire Old Testament: "Behold, I am …

Answer

"to say, speak, tell, command, answer." This verb occurs in all Semitic languages and in all periods of those languages although it has the meaning "t…

Cattle

"cattle; thousand; group." The first word, "cattle," signifies the domesticated animal or the herd animal. It has cognates in Aramaic, Akkadian, Ugari…

Come (To)

See OFFER (TO) usage notes."to approach, draw near, bring." Found primarily in biblical Hebrew, this word is also found in ancient Ugaritic. It occurs…

Drive Out (To)

"to drive out, banish, thrust, move." This word is found primarily in biblical Hebrew, although in late Hebrew it is used in the sense of "to beguile.…

Foolishness

"foolishness; stupidity." This noun appears 25 times in the Old Testament. It can mean "foolishness" in the sense of violating God's law, or "sin" (Ps…

Look (To)

"to look, regard, behold." This verb is found in both ancient and modern Hebrew. It occurs approximately 70 times in the Old Testament. The first use …

Prophesy (To)

"to prophesy." This word appears in all periods of the Hebrew language. It seems to be related to the ancient Akkadian word nabu, which in its passive…

Say (To)

"to say, utter an affirmation, speak." The word is a verbal form of the verb na’am, which occurs only once in the entire Old Testament: "Behold, I am …

Tell (To)

"to tell, explain, inform." An exact equivalent to this verb is not known outside biblical Hebrew except in late Aramaic. The verb occurs around 335 t…

Touch (To)

"to touch, strike, reach, smite." Common throughout the history of the Hebrew language, this word is also found in Aramaic. It is used some 150 times …

Utter

"to say, utter an affirmation, speak." The word is a verbal form of the verb na’am, which occurs only once in the entire Old Testament: "Behold, I am …

Vow

"to vow." This verb occurs in Semitic languages (Ugaritic, Phoenician, and Aramaic). In Phoenician-Punic inscriptions the verb and also the noun deriv…