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…

Book

"book; document; writing." Seper seems to be a loanword from the Akkadian sipru ("written message," "document"). The word appears 187 times in the Heb…

Count

"to number, count, proclaim, declare." The relationship of this verb to similar verbs in other languages is greatly debated, but it does occur in Ugar…

Hide (To)

"to conceal, hide, shelter." This verb and various derivatives are found in modern Hebrew as well as in biblical Hebrew. Satar occurs approximately 80…

Mourn (To)

"to mourn, lament." This word is common to both ancient and modern Hebrew. Found in the Hebrew Old Testament 39 times, ’abal is used in the simple, ac…

Number (To)

"to number, count, proclaim, declare." The relationship of this verb to similar verbs in other languages is greatly debated, but it does occur in Ugar…

Pass Over (To)

"to pass away, pass over." This verb occurs in all Semitic languages and at all periods of those languages, including biblical Hebrew and Aramaic. The…

Say (To) (1)

"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…

Serve (To)

"to serve, minister." This word occurs less than 100 times in the Old Testament. In the vast majority of instances, sharat appears in the form of an i…

Sin

"iniquity; vanity; sorrow." Some scholars believe that this term has cognates in the Arabic words 'ana, ("to be fatigued, tired") and 'aynun ("weaknes…

Speak

"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…