Arise (To)

"to arise, stand up, come about." This word occurs in nearly every Semitic language, including biblical Hebrew and Aramaic. It occurs about 630 times …

Assembly

"assembly; company." Cognates derived from this Hebrew noun appear in late Aramaic and Syriac. Qahal occurs 123 times and in all periods of biblical H…

Burn Incense (To)

"to burn incense, cause to rise up in smoke." The primary stem of this verb appears in Akkadian. Related forms appear in Ugaritic, Arabic, Phoenician,…

Bury (To)

"to bury." This verb is found in most Semitic languages including Ugaritic, Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Phoenician, and post-biblical Aramaic. Biblical…

Confront (To)

"to meet, confront, go before, be before," This verb occurs 27 times and in every period of biblical Hebrew. Most often, this verb is used in a martia…

Gather (To)

"to collect, gather, assemble." This verb also appears in Ugaritic, Arabic, Aramaic, and post-biblical Hebrew; a similar word (having the same radical…

Holy

"holy." The Semitic languages have two separate original forms of the root. The one signifies "pure" and "devoted," as in Akkadian qadistu and in Hebr…

Increase

"to multiply, become numerous, become great." This verb also occurs in Akkadian, Arabic, Amorite, and biblical Aramaic. Biblical Hebrew attests it abo…

Multiply (To)

"to multiply, become numerous, become great." This verb also occurs in Akkadian, Arabic, Amorite, and biblical Aramaic. Biblical Hebrew attests it abo…

Sanctify (To)

"to sanctify, be holy." This verb also appears in Phoenician, biblical Aramaic, and Ethiopic. In Ugaritic q-d-s signifies "sanctuary," and in Old Baby…

Small

"small; youngest"; qat?on"small; young; insignificant." These adjectives are synonymous. Both occur in all periods of biblical Hebrew, qat?an, 47 time…

Voice

"voice; sound; noise." This word also appears in Ugaritic ("sound"), Akkadian ("call"), Arabic ("say"), and in Phoenician, Ethiopic, and old South Ara…