Ark

"ark; coffin; chest; box." This word has cognates in Phoenician, Aramaic, Akkadian, and Arabic. It appears about 203 times in biblical Hebrew and in a…

Foot

"foot; leg." Regel is a word found in many Semitic languages, referring to a part of the body. In the Old Testament, the word is used a total of 245 t…

Former

"former; chief; first." This word comes from a common Semitic root that also yields ro’sh ("head") and re’shît ("beginning") Ri’shôn, which appears 18…

Great (To Be)

"to be heavy, weighty, burdensome, dull, honored, glorious." This word is a common Semitic term, one that is found frequently in ancient Akkadian and …

Head

"head; top; first; sum." Cognates of ro’sh appear in Ugaritic, Akkadian, Phoenician, biblical Aramaic, Arabic, and Ethiopic. Ro’sh and its alternate f…

Heavy

"to be heavy, weighty, burdensome, dull, honored, glorious." This word is a common Semitic term, one that is found frequently in ancient Akkadian and …

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…

Perceive

"to see, observe, perceive, get acquainted with, gain understanding, examine, look after (See to), choose, discover." This verb occurs only in Moabite…

Pursue (To)

"to pursue, follow after, pass away, persecute." This verb also appears in Coptic, Syriac, Mandaean, Arabic, and post-biblical Aramaic. It appears in …

See (To)

"to see, observe, perceive, get acquainted with, gain understanding, examine, look after (See to), choose, discover." This verb occurs only in Moabite…