Bury (To)

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

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…

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…