Booty

"booty; prey; spoil; plunder; gain." This word occurs 75 times and in all periods of biblical Hebrew. Shalal literally means "prey," which an animal t…

Cast Down (To)

"to throw, fling, cast, overthrow," This root seems to be used primarily in Hebrew, including modern Hebrew. Shalak is found 125 times in the Hebrew B…

Complete (To)

"to finish, complete, repay, reward," The Hebrew root denotes perfection in the sense that a condition or action is "complete." This concept emerges w…

Dwell (To)

"to dwell, sit, abide, inhabit, remain." The word occurs over 1,100 times throughout the Old Testament, and this root is widespread in other ancient S…

Forget (To)

"to forget." The common word meaning "to forget" appears in all periods of the Hebrew language; this term is also found in Aramaic. It occurs just ove…

Lie (To)

"to lie down, lie, have sexual intercourse with." This word also occurs in Ugaritic, Akkadian, Ethiopic, post-biblical Aramaic, and post-biblical Hebr…

Peace

"peace; completeness; welfare; health." The root is a common Semitic root with the meaning "peace" in Akkadian, Ugaritic, Phoenician, Aramaic, Syriac,…

Recompense (To)

"to recompense, reward, be whole, be complete, sound." A common Semitic term, this verb is found in ancient Akkadian and Ugaritic and in all periods o…

Reward

"to recompense, reward, be whole, be complete, sound." A common Semitic term, this verb is found in ancient Akkadian and Ugaritic and in all periods o…

Rise up Early (To)

"to rise early, start early." Found in both biblical and modern Hebrew, this verb occurs some 65 times in the Hebrew Old Testament. It is found for th…

Send (To)

"to send, stretch forth, get rid of." This verb occurs in the Northwest Semitic languages (Hebrew, Phoenician, and Aramaic). It occurs in all periods …

Tabernacle

"dwelling place; tabernacle; shrine." This word appears 139 times and refers in its first occurrence to the "tabernacle": "According to all that I sho…

Understand (To)

"to be prudent, act wisely, give attention to, ponder, prosper." This word, which is common to both ancient and modern Hebrew, is found approximately …