Believe (To)

"to be firm, endure, be faithful, be true, stand fast, trust, have belief, believe." Outside of Hebrew, this word appears in Aramaic (infrequently), A…

Deliver (To)

"to deliver, give, place, set up, lay, make, do." This verb occurs in the different Semitic languages in somewhat different forms. The form natan occu…

Horse

"horse." Cognates of this word appear in Ugaritic, Akkadian, Egyptian, and Syriac. It appears in biblical Hebrew about 138 times and in all periods.Th…

Possession

"possession." Cognates of this word appear in late Aramaic and Akkadian. This word occurs only 8 times. Segullâ signifies "property" in the special se…

Secret

"secret or confidential plan(s); secret or confidential talk; secret; council; gathering; circle." This noun occurs 21 times in biblical Hebrew.Sod me…

Shut (To)

"to shut, close, shut up or imprison." Found in ancient Ugaritic, this verb is common also in ancient and modern Hebrew. It is found some 80 times in …

Turn (To)

"to turn, overturn, change, transform, turn back." A common word throughout the various periods of Hebrew, this term occurs in other Semitic languages…