Commander

"official; leader; commander; captain; chief; prince; ruler." This word, which has an Akkadian cognate, appears about 420 times in biblical Hebrew. Th…

Enchanter

"enchanter." Cognates of this word appear in Akkadian, Syriac, and biblical Aramaic (6 times). The noun appears only twice in biblical Hebrew, and onl…

Falsehood

"falsehood; lie." The presence of this root is limited to Hebrew and Old Aramaic. The word sheqer occurs 113 times in the Old Testament. It is rare in…

Flow

"to pour, pour out, cast, flow." Commonly used throughout the history of the Hebrew language, this word occurs in ancient Ugaritic with the same nuanc…

Give Drink (To)

"to give drink, irrigate, water." This verb is found in ancient Akkadian and Ugaritic, as well as in biblical and modern Hebrew. The word usually occu…

Humble (Self) (To)

"to be humble, to humble, subdue." This biblical Hebrew word is also found in modern Hebrew. The word can mean "to humble, to subdue," and it can have…

Pour (To)

"to pour, pour out, cast, flow." Commonly used throughout the history of the Hebrew language, this word occurs in ancient Ugaritic with the same nuanc…